obligate
Speech parts
1. obligate - Adjective
2. obligate - Verb
Meaning
To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.
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.
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He's held by a contract
I'll hold you by your promise
We compel all students to fill out this form
obligate money
an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen
A facultative anaerobe can tolerate anaerobic and aerobic conditions; however, an obligate anaerobe would die in the presence of even trace levels of oxygen.