Both Uses
obligate
in
Turtles All the Way Down
(Edited)
- Being at a movie theater together and feeling obligated to hold hands even after your hands become sweaty and the sweat starts mixing together;
p. 42.4 *obligated = required
- Obviously don't feel obligated to be there, but ... do be there.
p. 256.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(obligate) require or compel somebody to do something; or to commit to do something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)