obligate


obligate (http://definr.com/obligate)

     adj 1: (biology) restricted to a particular condition of life; "an
            obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of
            OXYGen" [ant: facultative]
     2: being under moral or legal obligation; "felt bound by his
        promise" [syn: bound, compelled(p), constrained(p)]
     v : force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all
         students to fill out this form" [syn: compel, oblige]