Synonyms & related words for obligate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of obligate — including oblige, compel, bind, pledge, constrain. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to obligate

Explore words related to obligate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include obligately, compulse, obligational, obligator, obligation, obligable, obligement, bounden. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for obligate

Common synonyms for obligate include oblige, compel, bind, pledge, constrain — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does obligate come from?

The word obligate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lig-, from Latin ligo (“bind”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.