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obligate
ob·li·gate • v. / ˈäbliˌgāt/ 1. bind or compel (someone), esp. legally or morally: the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public. 2. [tr.] commit (assets) as security: the money must be obligated within thirty days. • adj. / ˈäbligit/ Biol. restricted to a particular function or mode of life: an obligate intracellular parasite. Often contrasted with facultative. DERIVATIVES: ob·li·ga·tor / -ˌgātər/ n. |
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"obligate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "obligate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-obligate.html "obligate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-obligate.html |
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obligate Applied to an organism that can survive only if a particular environmental condition is satisfied. For example, an obligate aerobe can survive only in the presence of air, an obligate parasite only in association with its host.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "obligate." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "obligate." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-obligate.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "obligate." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-obligate.html |
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obligate Applied to an organism that can survive only if a particular environmental condition is satisfied. For example, an obligate aerobe can survive only in the presence of air, an obligate parasite only in association with its host.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "obligate." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "obligate." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-obligate.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "obligate." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-obligate.html |
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obligate (ob-lig-ayt) adj. describing an organism that is restricted to one particular way of life. Compare facultative.
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"obligate." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "obligate." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-obligate.html "obligate." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-obligate.html |
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obligate •jailbait • rebate • whitebait • probate
•stereobate • approbate • incubate
•stylobate • exacerbate • masturbate
•mandate • candidate • validate
•consolidate • intimidate • dilapidate
•cuspidate • fluoridate • elucidate
•antedate • liquidate • chordate
•update • inundate • fecundate
•accommodate • caliphate • phosphate
•Margate • Irangate • tailgate
•lychgate • Lydgate
•delegate, relegate
•Billingsgate • obligate • fumigate
•abnegate • aggregate • segregate
•irrigate • congregate • castigate
•investigate
•litigate, mitigate
•instigate
•circumnavigate, navigate
•promulgate • elongate • toll gate
•Newgate • sluice gate • conjugate
•subjugate • floodgate • vulgate
•objurgate • expurgate • propagate
•arrogate • abrogate
•derogate, interrogate
•corrugate • subrogate • watergate
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"obligate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "obligate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-obligate.html "obligate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-obligate.html |
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