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单词 obligate
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Definition of obligate in English:

obligate

verb ˈɒblɪɡətˈɑbləɡeɪt
  • 1with object and infinitive Require or compel (someone) to undertake a legal or moral duty.

    the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So we ask, do I get a discount from you guys then because you are not delivering what you are contractually obligated to do?
    • The preposition with the verb shows that the meaning of ‘binding and obligating someone’ is implied here.
    • Many times this requires an interpreter, for whom the physician is obligated to pay.
    • But the Court has not clearly decided whether a state law may obligate people (pedestrians or passengers, and not just drivers) to present identification once they are lawfully stopped.
    • When I disagree with you, I am not obligated to then repeat your response word for word out loud for all to hear.
    • There is no law that can obligate a person to undergo medical treatment in order to save the life of another person.
    • Each member is obligated to contribute 2.5 percent of his salary or monthly income to the association.
    • What is it about this particular ceremony that obligates people to travel vast distances, buy expensive casserole dishes, wear unnaturally tidy clothes, and take stupid numbers of photographs?
    • I am obligated to give you the correct answers so that they can see that we are talking sense.
    • We have a number of things that we're obligated to do because of funding agreements.
    • The Catholic faith I am part of obligates me to have moral courage.
    • One is a world where people are obligated to have many children in order to increase total happiness.
    • After completing their training, all medical workers are obligated to put in several years at a state medical facility.
    • However, Kant claims that the moral law obligates us to consider the final purpose or aim of all moral action.
    • To what extent should people be obligated to detail these potential shortcomings/differences in a social setting?
    • I often wonder where such people acquire the notion their freedom of speech obligates me to read, let alone publish, their ideas.
    • Senegal's 1973 family code obligates grooms to register their intentions at the time of the first marriage - opting for monogamy, limited polygamy with two wives, or full polygamy.
    • Purdha obligates Muslim women not reveal their body form so that the shape of the body remains unseen.
    • I had dinner cooked for me last night so I am now obligated to make pikelets for breakfast.
    • You're not obligated to eat you mother's bean salad if you're not there.
    Synonyms
    require, compel, bind, make, constrain, force, put under an obligation, leave someone no option, impel, coerce, pressure, pressurize
    oblige, compel, commit, bind, require, constrain, force, impel, make
  • 2US with object Commit (assets) as security.

    the money must be obligated within 30 days
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As agents of investors, managers are obligated to maximize the interests of the owners or principals.
    • Sellers are obligated to disclose significant property defects of which they are aware.
    • This means that funds have to be obligated against contractual agreements within a limited amount of time.
adjective ˈɒblɪɡətˈɑbləɡeɪt
Biology
  • attributive Restricted to a particular function or mode of life.

    an obligate intracellular parasite
    Often contrasted with facultative
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Chlamydia are obligate intracellular parasites that are present in 2 forms.
    • Microsporidia are a monophyletic assemblage of obligate intracellular parasites that generally infect animals (particularly arthropods and fish).
    • Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that were thought to be an ancient eukaryotic lineage based on molecular phylogenies using ribosomal RNA and translation elongation factors.
    • The human stage amastigote is an obligate intracellular parasite, spherical, 2 to 5 g in diameter, and displays a nucleus and kinetoplast.
    • Taken together, our analysis provides strong evidence for a reductive mode of evolution in obligate intracellular parasites with high rates of DNA loss.

Derivatives

  • obligator

  • noun
    • Today the happiness is an obligator aspiration.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This surety bond will indemnify the performance of the obligator.
      • Currently, the obligator (India) has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

Origin

Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'bound by law'): from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare (see oblige). The current adjectival use dates from the late 19th century.

 
 

Definition of obligate in US English:

obligate

verbˈäbləɡātˈɑbləɡeɪt
  • 1Bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally.

    the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the Court has not clearly decided whether a state law may obligate people (pedestrians or passengers, and not just drivers) to present identification once they are lawfully stopped.
    • I often wonder where such people acquire the notion their freedom of speech obligates me to read, let alone publish, their ideas.
    • I am obligated to give you the correct answers so that they can see that we are talking sense.
    • What is it about this particular ceremony that obligates people to travel vast distances, buy expensive casserole dishes, wear unnaturally tidy clothes, and take stupid numbers of photographs?
    • The preposition with the verb shows that the meaning of ‘binding and obligating someone’ is implied here.
    • Senegal's 1973 family code obligates grooms to register their intentions at the time of the first marriage - opting for monogamy, limited polygamy with two wives, or full polygamy.
    • When I disagree with you, I am not obligated to then repeat your response word for word out loud for all to hear.
    • You're not obligated to eat you mother's bean salad if you're not there.
    • However, Kant claims that the moral law obligates us to consider the final purpose or aim of all moral action.
    • After completing their training, all medical workers are obligated to put in several years at a state medical facility.
    • Each member is obligated to contribute 2.5 percent of his salary or monthly income to the association.
    • So we ask, do I get a discount from you guys then because you are not delivering what you are contractually obligated to do?
    • We have a number of things that we're obligated to do because of funding agreements.
    • Purdha obligates Muslim women not reveal their body form so that the shape of the body remains unseen.
    • One is a world where people are obligated to have many children in order to increase total happiness.
    • I had dinner cooked for me last night so I am now obligated to make pikelets for breakfast.
    • The Catholic faith I am part of obligates me to have moral courage.
    • Many times this requires an interpreter, for whom the physician is obligated to pay.
    • There is no law that can obligate a person to undergo medical treatment in order to save the life of another person.
    • To what extent should people be obligated to detail these potential shortcomings/differences in a social setting?
    Synonyms
    require, compel, bind, make, constrain, force, put under an obligation, leave someone no option, impel, coerce, pressure, pressurize
    oblige, compel, commit, bind, require, constrain, force, impel, make
  • 2US with object Commit (assets) as security.

    the money must be obligated within 30 days
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As agents of investors, managers are obligated to maximize the interests of the owners or principals.
    • This means that funds have to be obligated against contractual agreements within a limited amount of time.
    • Sellers are obligated to disclose significant property defects of which they are aware.
adjectiveˈäbləɡātˈɑbləɡeɪt
Biology
  • attributive Restricted to a particular function or mode of life.

    an obligate intracellular parasite
    Often contrasted with facultative
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Taken together, our analysis provides strong evidence for a reductive mode of evolution in obligate intracellular parasites with high rates of DNA loss.
    • Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that were thought to be an ancient eukaryotic lineage based on molecular phylogenies using ribosomal RNA and translation elongation factors.
    • The human stage amastigote is an obligate intracellular parasite, spherical, 2 to 5 g in diameter, and displays a nucleus and kinetoplast.
    • Microsporidia are a monophyletic assemblage of obligate intracellular parasites that generally infect animals (particularly arthropods and fish).
    • Chlamydia are obligate intracellular parasites that are present in 2 forms.

Origin

Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘bound by law’): from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare (see oblige). The current adjectival use dates from the late 19th century.

 
 
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