Related Searches
Nearby Words
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.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Obliged
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To obliged
Etymonline
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.