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oblige verb

  /ɒˈbliːd͡ʒ/ , /əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/ , /əˈbliːd͡ʒ/
  • (transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
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  • (transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
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obligation noun

  /ˌɑ.bləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌɑ.blɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌɒb.lɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌɔb.lɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/
  • The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
  • A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
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  • A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
  • (legal) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
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obliging adjective

  /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
  • Happy and ready to do favours for others.
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obliged adjective

  /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/
  • Under an obligation to do something.
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obligate adjective

  /ˈɑ.blɪ.ɡɪt/ , /ˈɑ.blɪˌɡeɪt/ , /ˈɒb.lɪ.ɡɪt/ , /ˈɒb.lɪˌɡeɪt/
  • Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
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obligate verb

  /ˈɑ.blɪ.ɡɪt/ , /ˈɑ.blɪˌɡeɪt/ , /ˈɒb.lɪ.ɡɪt/ , /ˈɒb.lɪˌɡeɪt/
  • (transitive) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
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noblesse oblige
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