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English
Verb
obligated
- simple past and past participle of obligate
Adjective
obligated (comparative more obligated, superlative most obligated)
- (Canada, US, Scotland) committed
- (Canada, US, Scotland) having an obligation; obliged
2016 January 26, “When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse”, in The New York Times, retrieved 26 January 2016:Under a provision of a larger piece of legislation, popularly known as the Customs Bill, that has been approved by the House and is expected to soon pass the Senate, American officials will be obligated to treat the settlements as part of Israel in future trade negotiations.
Usage notes
Now only in standard use in American English and some dialects such as Scottish, having disappeared from standard British English by the 20th century, being replaced by obliged (it was previously used in the 17th through 19th centuries).
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- ^ Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage, p. 675
- ^ The New Fowler’s Modern English Usage (1996)
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