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• Obligate — means by necessity (antonym facultative) and is used mainly in biology in phrases such as: Obligate aerobe, an organism that cannot survive without oxygen Obligate anaerobe, an organism that cannot survive in the presence of oxygen Obligate air… …   Wikipedia

• Obligate nasal breathing — is a term used to describe either a physiological or psychological predisposition or obligation to breathe through the nose as opposed to the mouth. The term may be misleading, as it implies that the animal has no choice but to breathe through… …   Wikipedia

• obligate — ob‧li‧gate [ˈɒblgeɪt ǁ ˈɑːb ] verb [transitive] especially AmE 1. to make it necessary for someone to do something: • A new law will obligate all companies engaging in banking business to get approval from the finance ministry. 2. FINANCE if an… …   Financial and business terms

• obligate — ob·li·gate / ä blə ˌgāt/ vt gat·ed, gat·ing 1: to bind legally or morally was obligated to pay child support 2: to commit (as funds or property) to meet or provide security for an obligation oblig·a·to·ry /ə bli gə ˌtōr ē/ ad …   Law dictionary

• Obligate — Ob li*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obligated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obligating}.] [L. obligatus, p. p. of obligare. See {Oblige}.] 1. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. Obligated by a sense of duty.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Obligate intracellular parasite — Obligate intracellular parasites are parasitic microorganisms that cannot reproduce outside their host cell, forcing the host to assist in the parasite s reproduction.Obligate intracellular parasites of humans include: *Viruses *Certain bacteria …   Wikipedia

• obligate — [äb′li gāt΄; ] for adj. [, äb′ləgit, äb′ləgāt΄] vt. obligated, obligating [< L obligatus, pp. of obligare: see OBLIGE] to bind by a contract, promise, sense of duty, etc.; put under obligation adj. [ME < L obligatus] 1. bound; obliged 2.… …   English World dictionary

• Obligate Parasiten — sind im Gegensatz zu fakultativen Parasiten ständig auf einen oder mehrere Wirte angewiesen und ohne ihn nicht lebens oder vermehrungsfähig. Sie bilden die Hauptform der als Parasiten bezeichneten Lebensformen. Als Beispiel kann hier Trichomonas… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• obligate parasite — obligate parasite. См. облигатный паразит. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

• obligate oneself — index contract, promise (vow), undertake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• obligate — (v.) 1540s, to bind, connect; 1660s, to put under moral obligation, from L. obligatus, pp. of obligare (see OBLIGE (Cf. oblige)). Oblige, with which it has been confused since late 17c., means to do one a favor. Related: Obligated; obligating …   Etymology dictionary