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oblige
(/@/'bl/aI//dZ/ )

verb (v)

  • force somebody to do something(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    compel, obligate
    source: wordnet30
  • bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    bind, hold, obligate
    source: wordnet30
  • provide a service or favor for someone(verb.communication)
    Example:
    We had to oblige him.
    Synonym:
    accommodate
    Antonym:
    disoblige
    source: wordnet30
  • To attach, as by a bond.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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