Sekirov Dictionary

obligate

UK /ˈɒb.lɪ.ɡɪt/US /ˈɑ.blɪ.ɡɪt/

adjective 3
noun 1
/ˈɑ.blɪˌɡeɪt/ verb 3
forms 5

adjective3

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Requiring a (specified) way of life, habitat, etc.
- [A]nalysis of the chemical composition of their bones reveals that they were obligate carnivores. — 2018
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Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
- In addition to being the obligate food source for monarch caterpillars, milkweeds also provide abundant nectar for the adult butterflies.
- In some languages such signaling is optional, whereas in others it is obligate.
(no longer used) Bound by oath, law or duty.

noun1

An obligate organism.

obligate

UK /ˈɒb.lɪˌɡeɪt/US /ˈɑ.blɪˌɡeɪt/

verb3

To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
(US, Canada) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
(US, Canada) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.

forms

obligated · obligating · obligates · more obligate · most obligate

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