obligate vs indent

indent vs obligate

obligate is not a noun while indent is a noun.

obligate is an adjective but indent is not an adjective.

obligate and indent both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
obligate	No	Yes	Yes	No
indent	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, indent is a hyponym of obligate; that is, indent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obligate:

obligate: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
indent: bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant

Other hyponyms of obligate include pledge, article, indenture, tie down.

obligate (noun)	indent (noun)
	an order for goods to be exported or imported
	the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

obligate (adjective)	indent (adjective)
restricted to a particular condition of life

obligate (verb)	indent (verb)
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted	bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
commit in order to fulfill an obligation	make a depression into
force somebody to do something	cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
	notch the edge of or make jagged
	set in from the margin

Difference between obligate and indent

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