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Oblige
/əˈblaɪdʒ/
To do something that someone has asked for or to help someone by doing what they want.
Synonyms:
accommodate
assist
serve
satisfy
aid
Antonyms:
disoblige
deny
refuse
Examples:
'You were
obliged
to tell him!
You do not mind
obliging
me?'
How much worse, had they been
obliged
to meet!
Etymology:
Derived from Middle English
obligen
via Old French from Latin
obligare
, meaning to
bind
or
tie
by the duty of a promise or contract.
Usage Statistics:
3 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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