obligate vs induce

obligate is an adjective but induce is not an adjective.

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

As verbs, induce is a hypernym of obligate; that is, induce is a word with a broader meaning than obligate:

Other hypernyms of obligate include cause, get, have, make, stimulate.

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

obligate (verb)	induce (verb)
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted	reason or establish by induction
commit in order to fulfill an obligation	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
force somebody to do something	cause to arise
	cause to occur rapidly
	produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes