8 Letter Words for Obligate
obligate
7 Letter Words for Obligate
boltage, globate
6 Letter Words for Obligate
agible, aiglet, albeit, albite, baltei, begilt, betail, betoil, bigate, biglot, bletia, boatel, boatie, boglet, boleti, bolita, gablet, galiot, gelati, gelato, giblet, goalie, goblet, goetia, labite, latigo, legati, legato, libate, libget, ligate, lobate, logeia, obelia, obital, oblate, oblige, taigle, tailge
5 Letter Words for Obligate
abilo, ablet, aboil, abote, agile, aglet, aliet, alite, atelo, atole, bagel, bagie, bagio, bagle, baile, bailo, balei, balti, batel, beati, begat, begot, belat, belga, betag, bigae, bigot, bilge, biota, blate, bleat, blite, bloat, blote, boget, bogie, bogle, boite, bolti, botel, gable, galbe, galet, gibel, gilet, gleba, gleit, gloat, globe, gloea, gobet, golet, ibota, laeti, legit, legoa, logia, logie, obeli, oblat, tabel, table, tabog, tagel, talio, telia, teloi, toile
4 Letter Words for Obligate
abel, abet, abit, able, aget, agio, agit, aiel, aile, albe, aloe, alto, aoli, atle, atli, bago, bail, bait, bale, bali, bate, beal, beat, bego, bela, belt, beta, biga, bile, bilo, biog, biol, bite, bito, blae, blag, blat, blea, bleo, blet, blit, blog, blot, boat, boga, boil, bola, bole, bolt, bota, bote, boti, egal, egol, eila, gabi, gael, gaet, gail, gait, gale, gali, galt, gate, geal, geat, geit, geol, geta, gibe, gila, gile, gilo, gilt, gite, glei, glia, glib, glit, glob, goal, goat, gobi, goel, gola, gole, goli, gote, iago, ilea, ilot, iota, ital, itel, laet, lait, late, lati, leat, leto, lige, lite, lobe, lobi, loge, lota, lote, loti, obia, obit, obli, ogle, olea, tabi, tael, taig, tail, tale, tali, teal, tega, teil, tela, teli, tiao, tige, tile, tobe, toea, toga, toge, toil, tola, tole
3 Letter Words for Obligate
abl, abo, abt, age, ago, agt, ail, ait, alb, ale, alg, alo, alt, aob, ate, bae, bag, bai, bal, bat, beg, bel, bet, big, bio, bit, blo, blt, boa, boe, bog, bol, bot, btl, eat, ego, ela, elb, eli, elt, eta, gab, gal, gat, geb, gel, geo, get, gib, gie, gio, git, glb, glt, goa, gob, goi, gol, got, gte, iao, iba, ile, ilo, ita, lab, lag, lai, lao, lat, lea, leg, lei, leo, let, lib, lie, lig, lit, loa, lob, loe, log, lot, oat, oba, obe, obi, obl, oie, oil, ola, ole, tab, tag, tai, tal, tao, tea, teg, tel, tib, tie, tig, til, tlo, toa, tob, toe, tog, toi, tol
Definitions for Obligate
[1] to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
[2] to pledge, commit, or bind (funds, property, etc.) to meet an obligation.
[3] morally or legally bound; obliged; constrained.
[4] necessary; essential.
[5] Biology . restricted to a particular condition of life, as certain organisms that can survive only in the absence of oxygen: obligate anaerobe (opposed to facultative).
[6] to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally
[7] (in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc) as security
[8] compelled, bound, or restricted
[9] biology able to exist under only one set of environmental conditions an obligate parasite cannot live independently of its host Compare facultative (def. 4)
Words related to Obligate
oblige, constrain, restrict, bind, force, restrain, astrict
Words nearby Obligate
obl., oblanceolate, oblast, oblate, oblation, obligate, obligate aerobe, obligate anaerobe, obligate parasite, obligation, obligational
Origin of Obligate
1400–50; late Middle English obligat (adj.) < Latin obligātus (past participle of obligāre to bind), equivalent to ob- ob- + ligātus; see ligate
Words that may be confused with Obligate
obligate, oblige
Other words from Obligate
ob·li·ga·ble [ob -li-guh -buh l] /ˈɒb lɪ gə bəl/ , adjective
ob·li·ga·tor , noun
non·ob·li·gat·ed , adjective
pre·ob·li·gate , verb (used with object), pre·ob·li·gat·ed, pre·ob·li·gat·ing.
qua·si-ob·li·gat·ed , adjective
re·ob·li·gate , verb (used with object), re·ob·li·gat·ed, re·ob·li·gat·ing.
un·ob·li·gat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Obligate
C16: from Latin obligāre to oblige
Synonyms for Obligate
constrain, oblige, bind, force, restrain, restrict, astrict, indebt, make indebted
