Obligate
41obligate — ob·li·gate || É‘blɪgeɪt/ É’blɪgeɪt v. commit; oblige, compel …
42obligate — v. a. (Inelegant.) Bind, oblige, bring under obligation …
43obligate — v 1. oblige, bind, pledge, commit; require, necessitate, command, exact, demand; elicit, call for, cry for; compel, impel, force, press, constrain; coerce, Inf. strong arm, dragoon. adj 2. obliged, bound, pledged, committed; compelled, forced,… …
44obligate — ob·li·gate …
45obligate — ob•li•gate v. [[t]ˈɒb lɪˌgeɪt[/t]] adj. [[t]ˈɒb lɪ gɪt, ˌgeɪt[/t]] v. gat•ed, gat•ing, adj. 1) to bind or oblige morally or legally 2) to commit (funds, property, etc.) to meet an obligation 3) ecl restricted to a particular condition of life, as …
46obligate — / ɒblɪgeɪt/ verb ♦ to be obligated to do something to have a legal duty to do something …
47obligate — To bind or constrain; to bind to the observance or performance of a duty; to place under an obligation. To bind one s self by an obligation or promise; to assume a duty; to execute a written promise or covenant; to make a writing obligatory …
48obligate lecithotrophic live bearer — a reproductive guild (q.v.) where eggs are fertilised internally and develop in the female until the end of the embryonic phase or later. There is no maternal foetal nutrient transfer (yolk provides food). There is some specialisation for… …
49obligate parasite — a parasite that cannot lead an independent existence. Compare facultative parasite …
50obligate parasite — A parasite that cannot exist without a host during all or some portion of the life cycle; see facultative parasite …