obligate

/ɑblə,ɡeɪt/ verbadjective
8 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1

Force somebody to do something.

2

Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.

3

Commit in order to fulfill an obligation.

“obligate money”

ADJECTIVE
1

Restricted to a particular condition of life.

“an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”

WORD FORMS
Related formobligation
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinobligateway
Starts & ends withO … E
Syllablesob · li · gate
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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