Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, same as
obligate : applied to parasites and saprophytes. Seeobligate and obligate parasite, under parasite. - Implying obligation.
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Examples
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Whether you feel that Halacha has any obligative force or not, one who conforms their conduct to Halacha in more respects than another *is* more “observant” than that other.
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Few human beings can be described either as “obligative” heterosexuals or “obligative” homosexuals, that is, as individuals for whom any deviation from the pattern of exclusive heterosexuality or exclusive homosexuality is suppressed by powerful innate drives.
Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981
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Despite their enthusiasm for male lovers, the men of ancient Greece were not obligative homosexuals.
Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981
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Despite their enthusiasm for male lovers, the men of ancient Greece were not obligative homosexuals.
Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981
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Few human beings can be described either as “obligative” heterosexuals or “obligative” homosexuals, that is, as individuals for whom any deviation from the pattern of exclusive heterosexuality or exclusive homosexuality is suppressed by powerful innate drives.
Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981
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Few human beings can be described either as “obligative” heterosexuals or “obligative” homosexuals, that is, as individuals for whom any deviation from the pattern of exclusive heterosexuality or exclusive homosexuality is suppressed by powerful innate drives.
Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981
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Few human beings can be described either as “obligative” heterosexuals or “obligative” homosexuals, that is, as individuals for whom any deviation from the pattern of exclusive heterosexuality or exclusive homosexuality is suppressed by powerful innate drives.
Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981
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Despite their enthusiasm for male lovers, the men of ancient Greece were not obligative homosexuals.
Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981
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Despite their enthusiasm for male lovers, the men of ancient Greece were not obligative homosexuals.
Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981
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Mode, definition of; indicative; infinitive; imperative; obligative, footnote; participal; potential, of; subjunctive.
Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood
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