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Synonyms for obligated

Grammar : Adj
Spell : verb ob-li-geyt; adjective ob-li-git, -geyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈɒb lɪˌgeɪt; adjective ˈɒb lɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt

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Définition of obligated

Origin :
  • 1540s, "to bind, connect;" 1660s, "to put under moral obligation," back-formation from obligation, or else from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare (see oblige). Oblige, with which it has been confused since late 17c., means "to do one a favor." Related: Obligated; obligating.
  • adj bound
Example sentences :
  • You have the horse and are obligated to give an entertainment for the Nazarenes in Adot.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • It is in the sense of a historian bound and obligated to truth that we view him.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • On the other hand, we are obligated to protect the interests of galactic citizens.
  • Extract from : « Alarm Clock » by Everett B. Cole
  • To these men we are obligated for our growth and development.
  • Extract from : « Fundamentals of Prosperity » by Roger W. Babson
  • You are not obligated at present to go to the Copyright Office to ask any questions.
  • Extract from : « Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright » by United States Committee on Patents
  • The State had been kind; the boys were obligated to good citizenship.
  • Extract from : « Lifted Masks » by Susan Glaspell
  • And what is more, I shall be obligated to have a new kirk suit.
  • Extract from : « Christine » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • England and France were obligated to defend Belgium against Germany.
  • Extract from : « Defenseless America » by Hudson Maxim
  • Baryt was obligated to cede a thousand square miles to Tarrance.
  • Extract from : « Stalemate » by Basil Eugene Wells
  • If I am obligated, it must be in my power to fulfil the obligation imposed.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good » by Victor Cousin
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