Compulsory and Obligate

Compulsory

Compulsory adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

Obligate and compulsory are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Obligate" with "Compulsory", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: compulsion, compulsive

Obligate

Obligate adjective - Restricted to a particular condition of life.

Compulsory and obligate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compulsory" instead an adjective "Obligate".

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