obrigar

Signification

1. to oblige; to force; to compel; to coerce (tell someone to do something against their wills, often by using threats of violence)
2. (figuratively) to induce an action by leaving no other choices

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/o.bɾiˈɡa(ʁ)/

Étymologie

From Old Galician-Portuguese obrigar, from Latin obligāre, probably taken as a semi-learned term.