英语词汇“obligate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ob•li•gate v. [~ + object + to + verb], -gat•ed, -gat•ing.

to make (someone) feel or understand that some action is morally or legally necessary:The contract obligates you to pay on time.

See -lig-.

ob•li•gate v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing, adj.
v.t.

to bind or oblige morally or legally:to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
to pledge, commit, or bind (funds, property, etc.) to meet an obligation.

adj.

morally or legally bound;
obliged;
constrained.
necessary;
essential.
Ecology[Biol.]restricted to a particular condition of life, as certain organisms that can survive only in the absence of oxygen:obligate anaerobe(opposed to facultative).

Latin obligātus (past participle of obligāre to bind), equivalent. to ob- ob- + ligātus; see ligate
late Middle English obligat (adjective, adjectival) 1400–50

ob•li•ga•ble adj. ob′li•ga′tor, n.

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obligate /ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪt/ vb

to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally
(in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc) as security

adj

compelled, bound, or restricted
able to exist under only one set of environmental conditions

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin obligāre to oblige

ˈobligable adj obˈligative adj ˈobliˌgator n

单词	obligate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ob•li•gate /ˈɑblɪˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object + to + verb], -gat•ed, -gat•ing. to make (someone) feel or understand that some action is morally or legally necessary:The contract obligates you to pay on time. See -lig-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ob•li•gate (v. ob′li gāt′;adj. ob′li git, -gāt′),USA pronunciation v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing, adj. v.t. to bind or oblige morally or legally:to obligate oneself to purchase a building. to pledge, commit, or bind (funds, property, etc.) to meet an obligation. adj. morally or legally bound; obliged; constrained. necessary; essential. Ecology[Biol.]restricted to a particular condition of life, as certain organisms that can survive only in the absence of oxygen:obligate anaerobe(opposed to facultative). Latin obligātus (past participle of obligāre to bind), equivalent. to ob- ob- + ligātus; see ligate late Middle English obligat (adjective, adjectival) 1400–50 ob•li•ga•ble (ob′li gə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. ob′li•ga′tor, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: obligate /ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪt/ vb to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally (in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc) as security adj compelled, bound, or restricted able to exist under only one set of environmental conditions Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin obligāre to oblige ˈobligable adj obˈligative adj ˈobliˌgator n
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