Obliged and Obligate

Obliged

Obliged adjective - Being under obligation for a favor or gift.

Obligate is a synonym for obliged. In some cases you can use "Obligate" instead a verb "Obliged".

Obligate

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

Obliged is a synonym for obligate. Sometimes you can replace term "Obliged" with "Obligate", this verbs are similar.

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