Associations to the word «Obligate»

OBLIGATE, verb. (transitive) (North America) (Scottish) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.

OBLIGATE, verb. (transitive) (North America) (Scottish) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.

OBLIGATE, verb. (transitive) (North America) (Scottish) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.

OBLIGATE, adjective. (biology) Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.

OBLIGATE, adjective. Absolutely indispensable; essential.

OBLIGATE BIPED, noun. (biology) Adapted for walking only on two legs, with no ability to walk on four; for example, birds.

OBLIGATE BIPEDS, noun. Plural of obligate biped

OBLIGATE CARNIVORE, noun. An animal that necessarily subsists on a diet consisting mainly of meat, because it does not possess the physiology to digest vegetable matter. Such animals may consume other materials (vegetable or mineral) for non-nutritional purposes.

OBLIGATE CARNIVORES, noun. Plural of obligate carnivore

OBLIGATE CARRIER, noun. (genetics) An individual who may be clinically unaffected but who must carry a gene mutation based on analysis of the family history; this usually applies to disorders inherited in an autosomal recessive and X-linked recessive manner.

OBLIGATE QUADRUPED, noun. (biology) Adapted for walking only on four legs, with no ability to walk on two; for example, the hippopotamus.

OBLIGATE QUADRUPEDS, noun. Plural of obligate quadruped

OBLIGATE, verb. Force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form".

OBLIGATE, verb. Commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money".

OBLIGATE, verb. Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise".

OBLIGATE, adjective. Restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen".