| obligate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| ~ force, thrust | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably.; "She forced her diet fads on him" |
| ~ cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| ~ walk | make walk.; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :.; "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" |
| ~ clamor | compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring.; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park" |
| ~ condemn | compel or force into a particular state or activity.; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence" |
| ~ shame | compel through a sense of shame.; "She shamed him into making amends" |
| ~ enforce, implement, apply | ensure observance of laws and rules.; "Apply the rules to everyone" |
| ~ impose, enforce | compel to behave in a certain way.; "Social relations impose courtesy" |
| v. (possession) | 2. obligate | commit in order to fulfill an obligation.; "obligate money" |
| ~ entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| v. (communication) | 3. bind, hold, obligate, oblige | bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" |
| ~ pledge | bind or secure by a pledge.; "I was pledged to silence" |
| ~ article | bind by a contract; especially for a training period. |
| ~ indenture, indent | bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant.; "an indentured servant" |
| ~ tie down | restrain from independence by an obligation.; "He was tied down by his work" |
| ~ relate | have or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers" |
| adj. | 4. obligate | restricted to a particular condition of life.; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen" |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
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