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oblige

Definition

  • verb: to force or require (someone or something) to do something because of a law or rule or because it is necessary
  • verb: to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance
  • usually used as '(be) obliged'
  • synonyms: please, gratify, accommodate

Examples

  • The government 'is obliged' [='required, obligated'] by law to release certain documents to the public.

  • The law 'obliges' the government to release certain documents to the public.

  • They asked for food and he 'obliged' with soup and sandwiches.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) effective form of misdirection. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, for my final trick, I will require the assistance of two volunteers. Mr. Merrit, if you would oblige me? Yep. - Under? - Under, yeah. Come around his foot. - Careful. (..)
    2006 The Prestige