OBLIGATED Definition & Meaning

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obligated

[ob-li-gey-tid]

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adjective

bound by law or regulation, moral principle, duty, etc.; obliged.
My supervisors talked with me regularly about my ambitions and struggles, not because they felt obligated, but because they truly cared.
(of funds, property, etc.) pledged, committed, or bound, as to meet an obligation.
If a parent is unable to pay the obligated amount, they are free to request the court to modify the child support order.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of obligate.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

nonobligated adjective
quasi-obligated adjective
unobligated adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of obligated¹

First recorded in 1730–40; obligate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ); for the adjective senses; obligate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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For example, Donald Trump has said that he is not obligated to obey the Constitution.

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“The board is legally and morally obligated to protect the company, not auction off its integrity for regulatory approval,” Lowell said.

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But Mr Combs asked her to participate in several more and she "felt frustrated, I felt just obligated" to go along with his wishes, she told the court.

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In April, a Los Angeles judge ruled that Sony was no longer obligated to provide episodes to CBS, which has delivered batches of episodes to television stations around the country for decades.

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As a special government employee, Musk is obligated to end his service, now that the maximum work period allowed of 130 days has passed.

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