obligate
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Is obligate a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of obligate?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.Examples: "That progress has taken over ten years and £20 million to bring to fruition. But, as Mands explains, the journey has been one that HSG has been almost obligated to undertake. "First and foremost, this is an environmental project," she says."Synonyms: also: force: Synonymstransitive
2. (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.CanadaScotlandUStransitive
3. (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.CanadaScotlandUStransitive
adj (English)
1. (biology) Requiring a (specified) way of life, habitat, etc.Examples: "[A]nalysis of the chemical composition of their bones reveals that they were obligate carnivores."
Definition source: Wiktionary