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to obligate
01
to make someone do something, typically through legal, moral, or social means
Ditransitive: to obligate sb to do sth
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
obligate
3rd person singular
obligates
past simple
obligated
past participle
obligated
Examples
The signed agreement obligates both parties to adhere to the terms and conditions outlined within.
02
to commit assets or resources as security against a financial obligation or agreement
Dialect
American
AmericanTransitive: to obligate an asset or resource as collateral
Examples
She had to obligate her savings account as collateral for the loan.
obligate
01
restricted to a particular condition of life
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
relational
ungradable
Lexical Tree
obligation
obligate
oblige
