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obligate

UK
/ˈɒblɪɡeɪt/
US
/ˈɑblɪɡeɪt/

Translations

obligateverb
obligated
Past Simple
obligated
Past Participle
obligating
Gerund
UK
/ˈɒblɪɡeɪt/
US
/ˈɑːblɪˌɡeɪt/
обязыватьЮрид., книжн.; о возложении обязанности или правового обязательства.
The contract will obligate the company to complete the project by the end of the year.
Контракт будет обязывать компанию завершить проект к концу года.
Additional translations
ассигноватьФинанс.; о выделении и закреплении средств под конкретную цель.
обязатьСов. вид; формально-юридическое употребление.
Synonyms
coerce
enforce
force
require
bind
compel
obligateadjective
UK
/ˈɒblɪɡeɪt/
US
/ˈɑblɪɡeɪt/
облигатныйБиол.; термин для обозначения строгой зависимости от определённой среды, питания или образа жизни.
The bacterium is an obligate anaerobe.
Эта бактерия является облигатным анаэробом.
Synonyms
obligatory
prescribed
incumbent
forced
imperative
necessary
binding
required
compulsory
mandatory

Definitions

obligateverb
To bind legally or morally; to compel someone to do something.
The contract obligates the company to complete the project by the end of the year.
To commit resources or funds to a particular purpose.
The government has obligated funds for the new infrastructure project.
obligateadjective
Biology: restricted or adapted to a particular environment or way of life and unable to survive without it.
Cats are obligate carnivores, relying almost entirely on meat for nourishment.
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