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obligate

verb as in require

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Alvarez told Voice of San Diego that he couldn’t discuss the nature of his work at the Water Authority because his contract obligates him to maintain confidentiality.

She’s obligated to give location information to local cities to help with their containment efforts but vowed only to publicly identify a specific location if, in her opinion, it constituted an ongoing threat.

The USPS hasn’t been obligated to make changes or pay penalties for any of the reported safety hazards.

Through the 19th and early 20th centuries, presidents were often creatures of their parties, dependent on state and local party leaders to nominate them, and as such, often obligated to reward them with appointments in the federal government.

Each person was obligated to give a toast during the marathon event.

Even then, the settlement does not obligate the Wilpon/Katz crowd until year four to make payment of half of what is still owed.

The same reasons that obligate a person to accept circumcision also obligate a person to accept the whole Law.

Similarly, he who would be under obligation to none must obligate himself to all in every respect.

The best way, then, to be under obligation to none is, through love to obligate one's self in every respect to all men.

"Me and Si Klegg'll march 'em over there, and obligate ourselves not to lose a rooster of 'em," said Shorty.

The mere fact that I happened to save your life does not obligate me to marry you, Miss Wharton.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to obligate, such as: constrain, oblige, bind, force, restrain, and restrict.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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