obligate
English
/ˈɑblɪɡeɪt/, /ˈɑblɪɡət/, /ˈɒblɪɡeɪt/, /ˈɒblɪɡət/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- (transitive) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
- (transitive) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obligātus (obliged).
Origin
Latin
obligātus
Gloss
obliged
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonobligate English
- obligatee English
- obligately English
- obligator English
- obligātus Latin
- obligado Spanish, Castilian
- obrigado Portuguese