D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

obligated

· IPA /ˈɑbləɡˌeɪtɪd/
01 adj. under a moral obligation to someone.
  1. 1.
    under a moral obligation to someone.
  2. 2.
    under a legal obligation to someone.
  3. 3.
    owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc. Opposite of unobligated.
Syn. beholden(predicate). — Syn. -- indebted. — Syn. -- indebted.