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Main Entry: oblige Pronunciation: &-'blIj Function: verb Inflected Form(s): obliged; oblig·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French obliger, from Latin obligare, literally, to bind to, from ob- toward + ligare to bind -- more at LIGATURE transitive verb 1 : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance <obliged to find a job> 2 a : to put in one's debt by a favor or service <we are much obliged for your help> b : to do a favor for <always ready to oblige a friend> intransitive verb : to do something as or as if as a favor synonym see FORCE - oblig·er noun
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