oblige

Meaning

  1. To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
  2. To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
  3. To be indebted to someone.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/
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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