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  • 1oblige — o|blige S3 [əˈblaıdʒ] v formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: obliger, from Latin obligare, from ligare to tie ] 1.) [T usually passive] if you are obliged to do something, you have to do it because the situation, the law, a duty etc… …

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  • 2oblige — verb 1) we are obliged to accept the decision Syn: compel, force, require, bind, constrain 2) I ll be happy to oblige you Syn: do someone a favour, accommodate, help, assist, indulge …

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  • 3oblige — o‧blige [əˈblaɪdʒ] verb 1. [transitive] to make it necessary for someone to do something: oblige be obliged to do something • As a result of falling profits, we were obliged to close the factory. 2. [intransitive, transitive] to do something that …

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  • 4oblige — 1 constrain, coerce, compel, *force Analogous words: *tie, bind 2 Oblige, accommodate, favor mean to do a service or courtesy. To oblige a person is to make him indebted by doing something that is pleasing to him {Punch was always anxious to… …

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  • 6Oblige — O*blige ([ o]*bl[imac]j ; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obliged} ([ o]*bl[imac]jd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Obliging} ([ o]*bl[imac] j[i^]ng).] [OF. obligier, F. obliger, L. obligare; ob (see {Ob }) + ligare to bind. See {Ligament}, and cf. {Obligate}.] 1 …

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  • 7oblige — [[t]əbla͟ɪʤ[/t]] obliges, obliging, obliged 1) VERB If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary for you to do that thing. [be V ed to inf] The storm got worse and worse. Finally, I was obliged to abandon the… …

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  • 8oblige — verb formal 1 (transitive usually passive) to make it necessary for someone to do something: be obliged to do sth: As a result of falling profits we were obliged to close the factory. | feel obliged to do sth (=feel that you have a duty to do… …

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  • 9oblige */*/ — UK [əˈblaɪdʒ] / US verb Word forms oblige : present tense I/you/we/they oblige he/she/it obliges present participle obliging past tense obliged past participle obliged 1) [transitive, usually passive] formal to force someone to do something… …

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  • 10oblige — verb ADVERB ▪ duly (BrE) ▪ The fans were looking for another goal and Owen duly obliged (= he scored). ▪ kindly ▪ gladly, happily, willingly …

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