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Oblige

//əˈblaɪd͡ʒ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means. transitive

    "I am obliged to report to the police station every week."

  2. 2
    bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted wordnet
  3. 3
    To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation). intransitive, transitive

    "He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive."

  4. 4
    provide a service or favor for someone wordnet
  5. 5
    To be indebted to someone. intransitive

    "I am obliged to you for your recent help."

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  1. 6
    force somebody to do something wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, obliger, from Latin obligō, obligāre, from ob- + ligō. Doublet of obligate, taken straight from Latin.

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