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
One settlement agreement obligated McMahon to pay a former employee $3 million in exchange for the former employee’s agreement to not disclose her relationship with McMahon and her release of potential claims against WWE and McMahon.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the settlement agreements detailed by the SEC obligated McMahon to pay $3 million to Grant in exchange for her silence about a relationship with him and her releasing potential legal claims against McMahon and the company.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The union asked the court to obligate the defendants to withdraw the order, refrain from making similar orders pertaining to Maryland Road 327, to declare defendants’ actions unlawful, as well as to affirmatively grant workers the right to cross that particular road during a picket.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
If the player still owes a monthly rent or mortgage for a prior residence in Toronto, the Kings would be obligated to pay for it.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the settlement agreements detailed by the SEC obligated McMahon to pay $3 million to Grant in exchange for her silence about a relationship with him and her releasing potential legal claims against McMahon and the company.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The union asked the court to obligate the defendants to withdraw the order, refrain from making similar orders pertaining to Maryland Road 327, to declare defendants’ actions unlawful, as well as to affirmatively grant workers the right to cross that particular road during a picket.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
If the player still owes a monthly rent or mortgage for a prior residence in Toronto, the Kings would be obligated to pay for it.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obligate
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The offers have been enticing enough to compel at least half of Solaris owners to sell over the past two years, according to property records.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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If one is compelled to inextricably correlate the art and the artist, there are any number of reasons for viewers to avoid new work from Mel Gibson.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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But a divided panel of appeals court judges said the parents hadn’t shown that they or their children had been coerced to believe or act contrary to their religious views.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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In early 2018, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that Samuels had coerced McCool into letting the deputy sheriff search his apartment and vacated the convictions.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The human dancing videos and the cat dancing videos on TikTok have nothing on the dancing by politicians who voted for the law forcing its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to either sell the popular and addictive app or face a shutdown in this country.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Expect ample debates over social media moderation and the future of TikTok after the Supreme Court on Friday backed a law forcing the app’s owner, ByteDance, to sell it to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States.—
Lauren Hirsch,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Everyone obliged—including Joe Biden and, by the end of the song, Kamala Harris.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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After missing a 55-yard attempt earlier in the quarter, Fairbairn obliged this time, connecting on a 48-yarder to make it 13-6 at the break.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Obligate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obligate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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