obligate
Example Sentences
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Brennan & Rogers, a Maine-based law firm, says those laws obligate adult children to provide necessities such as food, clothing, housing and medical care for their parents who can’t afford to take care of themselves.
From MarketWatch
The put sale offsets the expense of the call spread, though it obligates investors to buy the S&P 500 ETF at a lower price.
From Barron's
The put sale offsets the expense of the call spread, though it obligates investors to buy the S&P 500 ETF at a lower price.
From Barron's
He said he loved her but felt obligated to keep his parents, and the wider public, in the dark until she was properly educated, and he had returned from the Arctic in triumph.
From Literature
Under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. is obligated to provide weapons for Taiwan to defend itself.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
