OBLIGATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Adjective borrowed from German obligat "necessary, unavoidable," borrowed from Latin obligātus "under an obligation," from past participle of obligāre "to tie up, restrain by tying, place under a legal or moral constraint" — more at oblige
OBLIGATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English obligat, from Latin obligātus (past participle of obligāre “to bind”), equivalent to ob- + ligātus; see ob-, ligate
obligate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Partly inherited from Middle English obligat (e) (“bound (by any obligation), obliged”), partly directly borrowed from Latin obligātus, see Etymology 1, -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix) for more
obligate - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Latin obligātus (past participle of obligāre to bind), equivalent to ob- ob - + ligātus; see ligate late Middle English obligat (adjective, adjectival) 1400–50