- 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"
Antonyms: unobligated, unbeholden, unindebted
- compel, oblige, obligate - force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
--1 is one way to induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun obligation1
They obligate him to write the letter
- obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
--2 is one way to entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun obligation2
Somebody ----s something
- oblige, bind, hold, obligate - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
--3 is one way to relate
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun obligation2, noun obligation4
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE