obligar

Meaning

1. to force, to compel, to make (someone do something)
2. to oblige, to obligate, to bind
3. (reflexive) to be bound, to be obliged, to be obligated
4. (reflexive) to force oneself or make oneself (do something)
5. (reflexive) to commit oneself

Hyphenated as

o‧bli‧gar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/obliˈɡaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obligāre. Cognate with English oblige and obligate.