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Definition
force or compel somebody to do something; or to commit to do something- The contract obligates them to fix the problem.
- obligate the funds
- She was afraid of hurting you, and she didn't want to make you feel obligated in any way.Stephenie Meyer -- Eclipse
- Are not all of us who are ministers obligated to bring men together in love?John Howard Griffin -- Black Like Me
- Since you are their client, they would be obligated to.Nicholas Sparks -- The Longest Ride
- I recollected Granpa said you was obligated to pitch in when folks was trying to do for you; but I wasn't much account at it.Forest Carter -- Education of Little Tree
- He again reminded me that my plea agreement obligated me to cooperate.Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black
- Legally, he was obligated to disclose this new wrinkle.Jodi Picoult -- Nineteen Minutes
- However, as your putative brother and former teacher I feel obligated to mention a couple of things.Robert A. Heinlein -- Tunnel In the Sky
- You deserve better than me being with you because I feel obligated.Kiera Cass -- The One
- Mom asked Camille, and something about her tone made it seem like she felt obligated to inquire about Queen Daphne.Kiera Cass -- The Heir
- In the end, the question is how much science should be obligated (ethically and legally) to put people in the position to do the same as Slavin.Rebecca Skloot -- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- I feel obligated to communicate this to Aibileen so she doesn't end up disappointed.Kathryn Stockett -- The Help
- If and when the queen's champion was defeated, her armies were obligated to stop and camp.Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan
- I shook my head and told him no, but he said we'd made a deal and I was obligated to give it a try to see how his growth system was working.Ken Kesey -- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- The best thing I could do for him at this point is to just break it off so he doesn't feel obligated to stand by me through this.Colleen Hoover -- Hopeless
- "I don't feel obligated to do one thing.Harper Lee -- Go Set a Watchman
- But really, don't feel obligated.Sarah Dessen -- This Lullaby
- You're not obligated or expected to feel what I feel."Nora Roberts -- Blood Brothers
- "What determines the number of trains which any given railroad is obligated to run?" she asked.Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged