How to pronounce obligate

Listen to obligate in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“obligate” in real sentences

62 clips in the index · 26 American · 10 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Humans are the only obligate processivores.

    The Royal Institution · hear it here

  2. Rickettsiae are vector-transmitted, obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria.

    CDC · hear it here

  3. But the Pentagon can only obligate the money that it has.

    PBS NewsHour · hear it here

  4. We obligate them to go to school or access education and things.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

Why real speech

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