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Obligatee vs Obligated - What's the difference?

obligatee | obligated |

As a noun obligatee

is (government) a person who is obligated by law to do something.

As a verb obligated is

(obligate).

As an adjective obligated is

(north america|scottish) committed.

obligatee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (government) A person who is obligated by law to do something
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    Coordinate terms

    *obligator *agent *beneficiary *customer

    See also

    *obligee

    obligated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obligate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (North America, Scottish) committed
  • (North America, Scottish) having an obligation; obliged

    • Usage notes

    Now only in standard use in American English and some dialects such as Scottish,Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage,'' p. 675 having disappeared from standard British English by the 20th century, being replaced by obliged (it was previously used in the 17th through 19th centuries).''The New Fowler’s Modern English Usage (1996)

    Synonyms

    * (having an obligation) obliged

    Derived terms

    * obligatedly

    See also

    * (adjective)

    References