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obligated
(encz) | obligated, |
obligated
(gcide) | obligated \obligated\ adj.
1. under a moral obligation to someone.
Syn: beholden(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]
2. under a legal obligation to someone.
Syn: indebted.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or
favors etc. Opposite of unobligated. [Narrower terms:
{supposed(predicate), required ]
Syn: indebted.
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Obligated
(gcide) | Obligate \Ob"li*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obligated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Obligating.] [L. obligatus, p. p. of obligare. See
Oblige.]
1. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to
hold by a constraining motive. "Obligated by a sense of
duty." --Proudfit.
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That's your true plan -- to obligate
The present ministers of state. --Churchill.
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2. To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain;
to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
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That they may not incline or be obligated to any
vile or lowly occupations. --Landor.
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obligated
(wn) | obligated
adj 1: caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course;
"felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to
pay off the student loan" [ant: unobligated] |
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unobligated
(encz) | unobligated, adj: |
Obligated
(gcide) | obligated \obligated\ adj.
1. under a moral obligation to someone.
Syn: beholden(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]
2. under a legal obligation to someone.
Syn: indebted.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or
favors etc. Opposite of unobligated. [Narrower terms:
{supposed(predicate), required ]
Syn: indebted.
[WordNet 1.5]Obligate \Ob"li*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obligated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Obligating.] [L. obligatus, p. p. of obligare. See
Oblige.]
1. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to
hold by a constraining motive. "Obligated by a sense of
duty." --Proudfit.
[1913 Webster]
That's your true plan -- to obligate
The present ministers of state. --Churchill.
[1913 Webster]
2. To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain;
to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
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That they may not incline or be obligated to any
vile or lowly occupations. --Landor.
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unobligated
(wn) | unobligated
adj 1: not obligated [ant: obligated(p)] |
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