Obligatorize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make (something) obligatory, or more obligatory.

    "At first blush, it would seem that phase theory is unlikely to offer a characterization of the extra conditions that regulate and obligatorize the placement of weak pronouns."

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"At first blush, it would seem that phase theory is unlikely to offer a characterization of the extra conditions that regulate and obligatorize the placement of weak pronouns."

Etymology

From obligatory + -ize.

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