obrigar
Meaning
- to oblige; to force; to compel; to coerce (tell someone to do something against their wills, often by using threats of violence)
- (figuratively) to induce an action by leaving no other choices
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/o.bɾiˈɡa(ʁ)/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese obrigar, from Latin obligāre, probably taken as a semi-learned term.
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