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Obligate

verb

(past & past part. obligated; pres. part. obligating)

Force somebody to do something. Synonyms: compel, oblige.

Commit in order to fulfill an obligation.

Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted. Synonyms: bind, hold, oblige. "I'll hold you by your promise"

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"Obligate" Quotes from Famous Books

... old man says, like Elphinstone an' Bruce in the Portsmouth election when I was a boy: 'Gentlemen,' he says, 'for gentlemen you have shown yourselves to be—from the bottom of my heart I thank you. The status an' position of our late lamented shipmate made it obligate,' 'e says, 'to take certain steps not strictly included in the regulations. An' nobly,' says 'e, 'have you assisted me. Now,' 'e says, 'you hold the false and felonious reputation of bein' the smartest ship in the Service. Pigsties,' 'e says,' is plane ...

— Traffics and Discoveries • Rudyard Kipling

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