obligated

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obligated

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of obligate

adjective more obligated · most obligated

  1. Canada, Scotland, US Committed.
  2. Canada, Scotland, US Having an obligation; obliged. Under a provision of a larger piece of legislation, popularly known as the Customs Bill, that has been approved by the House and is expected to soon pass the Senate, American officials will be obligated to treat the settlements as part of Israel in future trade negotiations.

    Similar: obliged

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Closest in meaning: obliged, bound, beholden, duty-bound, indebted, required, supposed, constrained, called upon, compelled, committed, duty, mandated, liable, compulsory, compromised

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adj having an obligation

Españolobligado
हिन्दीबाध्य bādhya
Русскийдо́лжен dólžen

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@misc{obligated_2026,
  title = {obligated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obligated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}