verb🔗ShareTo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie."The contract obligates the company to provide health insurance for its employees. "morallawgovernmentsocietybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige."The generous donation from the community obligated the school to hire more teachers. "moralvalueattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation."The company will obligate $5,000 to the charity annually as part of their community outreach program. "businessfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAble to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role."an obligate anaerobe"biologyecologyenvironmentorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbsolutely indispensable; essential.""Water is obligate for survival; without it, we cannot live." "valuequalityabstractthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading