Look up: obligate


  1. Obligate
    Obligate means "by necessity" (antonym facultative) and is used mainly in biology in phrases such as: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obligate

  2. obligate
    Restricted to a particular set of environmental conditions, without which an organism cannot survive. (e.g., an obligate parasite can survive only by parasitizing another organism.)
    Found op http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_O.htm

  3. Obligate
    Refers to an organism that is restricted to a particular set of environmental conditions, without which it cannot survive.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  4. obligate
    [adj] - (biology) restricted to a particular condition of life 2. [v] - commit in order to fulfill an obligation
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=obligate

  5. Obligate
    Ob'li·gate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Obligated ; present participle & verbal noun Obligating .] [ Latin obligatus , past participle of obligare . See ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/3

  6. obligate
    Without an alternative system or pathway. ... Origin: L. Ob-ligo, pp. -atus, to bind to ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?obligate

  7. obligate
    adjective restricted to a particular condition of life; `an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obligate

  8. obligate
    (ob´lĭ-gāt) not facultative; necessary; compulsory; pertaining to or characterized by the ability to survive only in a particular environment or to assume only a particular role, as an obligate anaerobe.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001



  1. Obligate
    • (v. t.) To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. • (v. t.) To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/obligate/

  2. obligate
    obligate 1. To bind, to compel, or to constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige. 3. To commit; for example, money, in order to fulfill an obligation. 4. In biology, restricted to one particular mode of life or set of conditions. 5. Restricted t...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1049/

  3. obligate
    restricted to a particular host, substratum or mode of nutrition.
    Found op http://www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/lichglos.htm

  4. OBLIGATE
    Pertaining to a species which is unable to live outside the cave environment, often found in the dark zone and may display troglomorphic adaptations.
    Found op http://www.cancaver.ca/docs/glossary.htm

  5. obligate
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ob′li-gāt Definitions: 1. Without an alternative system or pathway.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=62042

  6. Obligate
    restricted to particular conditions or circumstances
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21767

  7. Obligate
    restricted to a single mode of behavior or environmental condition (Morris 1992).
    Found op http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/glsry.htm

  8. obligate
    of parasites, unable to survive without the host; compare faculative.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms

  9. obligate
    1) Bind legally 2) Cause to be grateful 3) Commit 4) Compel
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/obligate/1

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