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verb (used with object)
1.
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
2.
to bind morally or legally, as by a promise or contract.
3.
to place under a debt of gratitude for some benefit, favor, or service: I'm much obliged for the ride.
4.
to put (one) in a debt of gratitude, as by a favor or accommodation: Mr. Weems will oblige us with a song.
5.
to make (an action, policy, etc.) necessary or obligatory: Your carelessness obliges firmness on my part.
verb (used without object)
6.
to be kindly accommodating: I'll do anything within reason to oblige.
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Oblige
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So is unequivocal. Does it mean:
| dependent for existence, occurrence or character on something not yet certain |
| not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation |
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English obligen < Old French obligier < Latin obligāre to bind. See obligate
1250–1300; Middle English obligen < Old French obligier < Latin obligāre to bind. See obligate
Related forms
o·blig·ed·ness, noun
o·blig·er, noun
pre·o·blige, verb (used with object), -bliged, -blig·ing.
re·o·blige, verb (used with object), -bliged, -blig·ing.
EXPANDun·o·bliged, adjective
COLLAPSECan be confused: 1. coerce, compel, constrain, force, oblige (see synonym note at the current entry); 2. obligate, oblige.
Synonyms
1. compel, force. 2. obligate. 4. Oblige, accommodate imply making a gracious and welcome gesture of some kind. Oblige emphasizes the idea of conferring a favor or benefit (and often of taking some trouble to do it): to oblige someone with a loan. Accommodate emphasizes doing a service or furnishing a convenience: to accommodate someone with lodgings and meals.
1. compel, force. 2. obligate. 4. Oblige, accommodate imply making a gracious and welcome gesture of some kind. Oblige emphasizes the idea of conferring a favor or benefit (and often of taking some trouble to do it): to oblige someone with a loan. Accommodate emphasizes doing a service or furnishing a convenience: to accommodate someone with lodgings and meals.
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Word Origin & History
oblige
c.1300, "to bind by oath," from O.Fr. obligier, from L. obligare, from ob "to" + ligare "to bind," from PIE base *leig- "to bind" (see ligament). Main modern meaning "to make (someone) indebted by conferring a benefit or kindness" is from 1560s.
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