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obligate

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɒb.lɪˌɡeɪt/Part of speech verb, adjectiveSorted abegilotStarts with OEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

Word origin

First attested in 1533; borrowed from Latin obligātus, perfect passive participle of obligō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of oblige, taken through French.

Used in a sentence

  • [A]nalysis of the chemical composition of their bones reveals that they were obligate carnivores.
  • 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.

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