verb
- to bind legally or morally; to compel or require
Usage: formal
adjective
- restricted to a particular condition of life; unable to exist in different conditions
Usage: biology
Examples
- The contract obligates both parties to fulfill their duties.
- Parents are obligated to provide for their children.
- The new law obligates companies to report their emissions.
- Pandas are obligate bamboo eaters.
- Some bacteria are obligate anaerobes that cannot survive in oxygen.
- The agreement obligates us to complete the project by December.