[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

obligate \ob"ligate\, v. t. imp.  p. p. obligated; p. pr. 
   vb. n. obligating. l. obligatus, p. p. of obligare. see
   oblige.
   1. to bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to
      hold by a constraining motive. "obligated by a sense of
      duty." --proudfit.
      1913 webster

            that's your true plan -- to obligate
            the present ministers of state.       --churchill.
      1913 webster

   2. to bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain;
      to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
      1913 webster

            that they may not incline or be obligated to any
            vile or lowly occupations.            --landor.
      1913 webster
see also:
obligated obligating oblige 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

obligated \obligated\ adj.
   1. under a moral obligation to someone.

   syn: beholdenpredicate.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. under a legal obligation to someone.

   syn: indebted.
        wordnet 1.5

   3. owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or
      favors etc. opposite of unobligated. narrower terms:
      {supposedpredicate, required 

   syn: indebted.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
unobligated 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

obligated
     adj : caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course;
           "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated
           to pay off the student loan" syn: obligatedp
           ant: unobligated
see also:
obligatedp unobligated 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 moby thesaurus words for "obligated":
   affianced, answerable for, assured, beholden, beholden to,
   betrothed, bound, bounden, bounden to, chargeable, committed,
   compromised, contracted, duty-bound, engaged, guaranteed,
   in duty bound, indebted to, intended, liable, obligate, obliged,
   obliged to, pledged, plighted, promised, responsible, saddled,
   sworn, tied, under obligation, underwritten, warranted

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