Obligate and Owe

Obligate

Obligate verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

Owe and obligate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Owe" instead a verb "Obligate".

Owe

Owe verb - Be obliged to pay or repay.
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Obligate and owe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obligate" instead a verb "Owe".
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