as in to compel
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the problem is of your own making, so don't think that you can obligate me to help
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Recent Examples of obligate
Still, service members would still be obligated to follow their own internal laws.
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
The court’s members include the majority of Western countries, which will now be obligated to arrest Netanyahu or Gallant if either sets foot in their territory.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Mayor Mike Duggan expects to fully obligate the city's ARPA funds by the end of the year, which is the deadline to do so or lose funding.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Both are obligated to do weekly check-ins as part of their release, according to the Ramsey County attorney's office.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
The court’s members include the majority of Western countries, which will now be obligated to arrest Netanyahu or Gallant if either sets foot in their territory.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Mayor Mike Duggan expects to fully obligate the city's ARPA funds by the end of the year, which is the deadline to do so or lose funding.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Both are obligated to do weekly check-ins as part of their release, according to the Ramsey County attorney's office.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Cabinet was then compelled to revoke the martial law before dawn on Dec. 4, ending Yoon's six hour long military rule.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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During the 1970s, in East Texas, Bird, who lives in Austin, was compelled to photograph Black rodeos put on to celebrate Juneteenth, which was not yet nationally celebrated.Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Wynant’s character is coerced into releasing a man imprisoned in a monastery who turns out to be the devil.Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vance also suggested that wealthy parents might go so far as to coerce their children to undergo gender surgeries to get into better colleges and universities.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Posey wasn’t sufficiently deterred by the fact that signing Adames, who had been extended a qualifying offer by the Brewers, will force the Giants to sacrifice their second- and fifth-round picks along with $1 million in international bonus money from their 2026 pool.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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About two dozen street vendors who were forced to pack up their wares as detectives investigated the shooting were spotted waiting outside the police cordon following the incident.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The shooter obliged, pulling down his mask long enough for the surveillance camera to capture his face.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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But things are going to get even more complicated for stablecoin issuers come December, who will be obliged to possess an e-money authorization in at least one EU member state.Sean Lee, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Obligate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obligate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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