Unobligated
verb (used with object), obligated, obligating.
1.
to bind or oblige morally or legally:
to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
2.
to pledge, commit, or bind (funds, property, etc.) to meet an obligation.
adjective
3.
morally or legally bound; obliged; constrained.
4.
necessary; essential.
5.
Biology. restricted to a particular condition of life, as certain organisms that can survive only in the absence of oxygen: obligate anaerobe (opposed to facultative).
verb
1.
to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally
2.
(in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc) as security
adjective
3.
compelled, bound, or restricted
4.
(biology) able to exist under only one set of environmental conditions: an obligate parasite cannot live independently of its host Compare facultative (sense 4)
obligate ob·li·gate (ŏb’lĭ-gĭt, -gāt’)
adj.
Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.
obligate
(ŏb’lĭ-gĭt, -gāt’)
Capable of existing only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role. An obligate aerobe, such as certain bacteria, can live only in the presence of oxygen. An obligate parasite cannot survive independently of its host. Compare facultative.
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