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Word: obligate (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Absolutely indispensable; essential.
  • biology Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role: ''an obligate parasite; an obligate anaerobe. ''

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Verb:

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

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