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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Oblige \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. To attach, as by a bond. [Obs.]
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              He had obliged all the senators and magistrates
              firmly to himself.                    --Bacon.
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     2. To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put
        under obligation to do or forbear something.
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              The obliging power of the law is neither founded in,
              nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments
              annexed to it.                        --South.
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              Religion obliges men to the practice of those
              virtues which conduce to the preservation of our
              health.                               --Tillotson.
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     3. To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt;
        hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to
        accommodate.
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              Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would soar,
              And would not be obliged to God for more. --Dryden.
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              The gates before it are brass, and the whole much
              obliged to Pope Urban VIII.           --Evelyn.
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              I shall be more obliged to you than I can express.
                                                    --Mrs. E.
                                                    Montagu.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Oblige \O*blige"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliged; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Obliging.] [OF. obligier, F. obliger, L. obligare; ob
     (see Ob-) + ligare to bind. See Ligament, and cf.
     Obligate.]
     1. To attach, as by a bond. [Obs.]
  
              He had obliged all the senators and magistrates
              firmly to himself.                    --Bacon.
  
     2. To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put
        under obligation to do or forbear something.
  
              The obliging power of the law is neither founded in,
              nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments
              annexed to it.                        --South.
  
              Religion obliges men to the practice of those
              virtues which conduce to the preservation of our
              health.                               --Tillotson.
  
     3. To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt;
        hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to
        accommodate.
  
              Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would soar,
              And would not be obliged to God for more. --Dryden.
  
              The gates before it are brass, and the whole much
              obliged to Pope Urban VIII.           --Evelyn.
  
              I shall be more obliged to you than I can express.
                                                    --Mrs. E.
                                                    Montagu.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  oblige
       v 1: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all
            students to fill out this form" [syn: compel, obligate]
       2: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a
          contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: bind, hold,
           obligate]
       3: provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige
          him" [syn: accommodate] [ant: disoblige]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  oblige
     Αγγλικά vb.
     υποχρεώνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  oblige
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro obliga  3 s//p pres sub)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social,
  moral or legal means.
     2 (lb en transitive intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour
  (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be indebted to someone.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  oblige
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social,
  moral or legal means.
     2 (lb en transitive intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour
  (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be indebted to someone.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  oblige
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro obliga  3 s//p pres sub)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social,
  moral or legal means.
     2 (lb en transitive intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour
  (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be indebted to someone.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  oblige
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social,
  moral or legal means.
     2 (lb en transitive intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour
  (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be indebted to someone.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  oblige
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 o blig e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  oblige
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb obliger)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Oblige /əblˈaɪdʒ/
  إلتزم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  oblige //ɒˈbliːd͡ʒ// //əˈblaɪd͡ʒ// //əˈbliːd͡ʒ// 
  1. задължен съм
  to be indebted to someone
  2. задължавам
  to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
  3. правя услуга
  to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)