单词	obligate
释义	obligateob‧li‧gat‧e /ˈɒblɪɡeɪt $ ˈɑːb-/ verb [transitive] especially American English Word Origin WORD ORIGINobligate Origin: 1400-1500 Latin past participle of obligare; ➔ OBLIGE Verb Table VERB TABLE obligate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they obligate he, she, it obligates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they obligated Present perfect I, you, we, they have obligated he, she, it has obligated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had obligated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will obligate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have obligated Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Do not feel obligated to drive faster than is comfortable for you just because others do. Does his confession obligate his wife to be reconciled to him? Doing something you feel obligated to do is not bad. Now, the Supreme Court is not obligated to send a consistent cultural message. There is nothing that obligates the university to give her any raises in the future. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► feel · Do not feel obligated to drive faster than is comfortable for you just because others do.· Doing something you feel obligated to do is not bad.· You can make people follow you by scaring them, and you can make people follow by having them feel obligated.· A.. No, but they usually do because they feel obligated to follow the wishes of the caucus-goers. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be/feel obligated A.. No, but they usually do because they feel obligated to follow the wishes of the caucus-goers. Do not feel obligated to drive faster than is comfortable for you just because others do. Doing something you feel obligated to do is not bad. I don't know how she put up with it but she said she felt obligated. You can make people follow you by scaring them, and you can make people follow by having them feel obligated. 1to make someone have to do something, because it is the law, their duty, or the right thing to do SYN  obligebe obligated to do something Tenants are obligated to pay their rent on time.2be/feel obligated to feel that you must do something because it is right or because someone has done something for you SYN  be/feel obligedbe/feel obligated to do something Ava felt obligated to help her mother, even if it meant leaving college.be/feel obligated to somebody Watson felt obligated to him for the loan.GRAMMAR Obligate is usually passive. → oblige
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