obligate

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Verb

obligate verb

To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.

Adjective

obligate adjective

Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.“an obligate anaerobe”
Absolutely indispensable; essential.

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Synonyms

bound oblige compel constrained compelled binding obligatory mandatory commit compulsory require hire initiate impose coerce force

Associated

aerobe anaerobe facultative mutualism biped parthenogenesis carnivores intracellular parasites parasite commensal bacterium

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate innate

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