obliger

Meaning

1. to oblige, to require, to compel, to force
2. (intransitive) to have to
3. to help, to aid

Concepts

oblige

compel

force

obligate

constrain

impose

bind

induce

coerce

require

hold

press

make

move

assert

mandate

necessitate

thrust

condemn

convict

find guilty

issue judgement against

sentence

required

engage

stiffen

tighten

tighten up

accommodate

cumber

encumber

restrain

command

dictate

catch up with

impel

press on

pressurise

run down

cause

enforce

round up

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔ.bli.ʒe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French obliger, from Old French obligier, borrowed from Latin obligāre.