obligated

ob·li·gate

 (ŏb′lĭ-gāt′)

tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates

1. To compel or constrain by a social, legal, or moral requirement. See Synonyms at force.

2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige: We will always be obligated to you for your kindness.

3. To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.

adj. (-gĭt, -gāt′)

Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role: an obligate parasite; an obligate anaerobe.

n. (-gĭt, -gāt′)

An obligate organism.

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[Latin obligāre, obligāt-; see oblige.]

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ob′li·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.

ob′li·gate·ly adv.

ob′li·ga′tor n.

obligated

(ˈɒblɪɡeɪtɪd)

adj

having the feeling that it is one's duty to do something, or that one is legally bound to do it: obligated to fulfil the contract.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

obligated - caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan" responsible - worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament" unobligated - not obligated

obligated

adjective obliged, forced, required, bound, compelled, under an obligation, under compulsion He had got her pregnant and felt obligated to marry her.

obligated

adjective

Owing something, such as gratitude or appreciation, to another:

beholden, bound, indebted, obliged.

Archaic: bounden.

Idiom: under obligation.

Translations

obligated

adj (form) → verpflichtet; to be obligated to somebody → in jds Schuld sein or stehen; to feel obligated to do something → sich verpflichtet fühlen, etw zu tun

obligated

[ˈɒblɪˌgeɪtɪd] adj (Am) (frm) to feel obligated to do sth → sentirsi in dovere di fare qc