obligate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

adj. restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"

adj. being under moral or legal obligation

v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

v. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"

v. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

v. make someone do something

v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

adj. under a moral obligation to someone

adj. owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc

adj. under a moral obligation to do something

adj. under a legal obligation to someone

adj. required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store"

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

adj. able to exist under more than one set of conditions; "a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte"