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oblige

o·blige
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-blahyj]
    • /əˈblaɪdʒ/
    • /əˈblaɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-blahyj]
    • /əˈblaɪdʒ/

Definitions of oblige word

  • verb with object oblige to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity. 1
  • verb with object oblige to bind morally or legally, as by a promise or contract. 1
  • verb with object oblige to place under a debt of gratitude for some benefit, favor, or service: I'm much obliged for the ride. 1
  • verb with object oblige to put (one) in a debt of gratitude, as by a favor or accommodation: Mr. Weems will oblige us with a song. 1
  • verb with object oblige to make (an action, policy, etc.) necessary or obligatory: Your carelessness obliges firmness on my part. 1
  • verb without object oblige to be kindly accommodating: I'll do anything within reason to oblige. 1

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Origin of oblige

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English obligen < Old French obligier < Latin obligāre to bind. See obligate

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Parts of speech for Oblige

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oblige popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for oblige

verb oblige

  • obligate — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
  • necessitate — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
  • compel — If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
  • make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • require — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.

Antonyms for oblige

verb oblige

  • request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
  • disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
  • delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • release — to lease again.

verb with object oblige

  • disoblige — to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of; fail to accommodate.

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