OBLIGATE

Obligate

Obligate means "by necessity" and is used mainly in biology in phrases such as:

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obligate

Verb

  1. To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
  2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
  3. To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.

Adjective

  1. Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.
    an obligate parasite; an obligate anaerobe.
  2. Absolutely indispensable; essential.


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