obligate
— Adjective
– English
~ restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen"
obligated
— Adjective
– English
~ caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"
obligation
— Noun
– English
~ a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
obligation
— Noun
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~ a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
obligation
— Noun
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~ the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job"
obligation
— Noun
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~ the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
obligation
— Noun
– English
~ a written promise to repay a debt
obligational
— Adjective
– English
~ relating or constituting or qualified to create a legal or financial obligation; "obligational authority"
obligato
— Noun
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~ a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
obligato
— Noun
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~ a persistent but subordinate motif
obligatorily
— Adverb
– English
~ in a manner that cannot be evaded; "the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied."
obligatorily
— Adverb
– English
~ in an obligatory manner; "this rule applies obligatorily"
obligatory
— Adjective
– English
~ required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies"
obligatory
— Adjective
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~ morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"
oblige
— Verb
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~ bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
oblige
— Verb
– English
~ provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"
oblige
— Verb
– English
~ force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
obliged
— Adjective
– English
~ under a moral obligation to do something
obliger
— Noun
– English
~ someone who performs a service or does a favor
obliging
— Adjective
– English
~ showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"