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  1. 1. v. t. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. restricted to a particular condition of life Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. force somebody to do something Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. commit in order to fulfill an obligation Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 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. Source: webster
  8. 8. v:100 v. commit in order to fulfill an obligation a. restricted to a particular condition of life Source: ecdict

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