English-Thai Dictionary

obligate

VT ผูกมัด  มี พันธะ  bind oblige puk-mad

 

obligated

ADJ ซึ่ง ผูกมัด  beholden obliged sueng-puk-mad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBLIGATE

v.t.[L. obligo; ob and ligo, to bind. ] To bind, as one's self, in a moral and legal sense; to impose on, as a duty which the law or good faith may enforce. A man may obligate himself to pay money, or erect a house, either by bond, by covenant or by a verbal promise. A man obligates himself only by a positive act of his own. We never say, a man obligates his heirs or executors. Until recently, the sense of this word has been restricted to positive and personal acts; and when moral duty or law binds a person to do something, the word oblige has been used. But this distinction is not now observed.
The millions of mankind, as one vast fraternity, should feel obligated by a sense of duty and the impulse of affection, to realize the equal rights and to subserve the best interests of each other.
That's your true plan, to obligate the present minister of state.

 

OBLIGATED

pp. Bound by contract or promise.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBLIGATE

Ob "li *gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obligated; p. pr. & vb. n.Obligating. ] Etym: [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. That's your true plan -- to obligate The present ministers of state. Churchill.

 

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. That they may not incline or be obligated to any vile or lowly occupations. Landor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

obligate

ob li gate ▶verb |ˈäbliˌgāt ˈɑbləɡeɪt | 1 bind or compel (someone ), esp. legally or morally: the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public. 2 [ with obj. ] commit (assets ) as security: the money must be obligated within thirty days. ▶adjective |ˈäbligit ˈɑbləɡeɪt | [ attrib. ] Biology restricted to a particular function or mode of life: an obligate intracellular parasite. Often contrasted with facultative. DERIVATIVES ob li ga tor |-ˌgātər |noun 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 cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

obligate

ob ¦li |gate ▶verb |ˈɒblɪgeɪt | 1 [ with obj. 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. 2 [ with obj. ] US commit (assets ) as security: the money must be obligated within 30 days. ▶adjective |ˈɒblɪgət | [ attrib. ] Biology restricted to a particular function or mode of life: an obligate intracellular parasite. Often contrasted with facultative. DERIVATIVES obligator noun 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 cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

obligate

obligate verb signing the agreement does not obligate you to stay through the end of the program: oblige, compel, commit, bind, require, constrain, force, impel.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

obligate

obligate verb the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interests of the public. See oblige (sense 1 ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

obligate

ob li gate /ɑ́blɪɡèɪt |ɔ́b -/動詞 他動詞 1 «…することを » 〈人 〉に義務づける «to do » .2 ｟主に米 かたく ｠〖通例be ～d 〗 «…することを » 義務づけられている «to do » , 【人に対して 】(面倒をみる )責任がある , 【人に 】義理のある «to » .