Meaning & use
obligated
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Required to do something because of a legal, moral, or contractual duty.
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As a witness, she felt obligated to tell the truth in court.
The company is obligated to refund customers for defective products.
A note on using this word
'Obligated' is more common in American English, while British English often prefers 'obliged' in the same sense.
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