1. Force somebody to do something
   "The contract obligated them to complete the work";
   - compel, oblige
    
2. Commit in order to fulfil an obligation
   "obligate money"
    
3. Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
   "He's obligated by a contract";
   - oblige, bind, hold

1. (biology) restricted to a particular condition of life
   "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen"

Derived forms: obligated, obligating, obligates

Type of: cause, commit, confide, entrust, get, have, induce, intrust [archaic], make, relate, stimulate, trust

Antonym: facultative

Encyclopedia: Obligate