lɪˌgeɪ adjective
implying or involving obligation: an obligative commitment.
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obligate (ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally |
| 2. | (in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc) as security |
| —adj | |
| 3. | compelled, bound, or restricted |
| 4. | biology Compare facultative able to exist under only one set of environmental conditions: an obligate parasite cannot live independently of its host |
| [C16: from Latin obligāre to | |
| 'obligable | |
| —adj | |
| ob'ligative | |
| —adj | |
| 'obligator | |
| —n | |
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