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oblige::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accommodate |
| Type of | abide by, comply, follow |
| Derivation | obligation, obliger |
We had to oblige him.
Examples of oblige
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Cincinnati's starter Mike Leake and Pittsburgh's James McDonald tried to oblige.
From the kentucky.com
Boldon said he's been challenged to races by his players, but he doesn't oblige.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Noblesse oblige loses some of its appeal when the upstarts take advantage of it.
From the economist.com
Among Love's various campaign duties is to oblige his boss when he wants a game.
From the newsobserver.com
Tune Hotels has stepped in to oblige and its formula is proving very successful.
From the ealingtimes.co.uk
Of course we oblige to these requests and get given star-studded VVIP treatment.
From the hecklerspray.com
Sad to say, Burns, it appears from these recordings, did rather a lot to oblige.
From the economist.com
If governments refuse to do it, humanity should oblige in whatever way they can.
From the guardian.co.uk
Repeatedly pressed for hard evidence, neither Limacher nor Boksic could oblige.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
- Compel: force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
- Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
- Provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"
- (obliged) duty-bound(p): under a moral obligation to do something
- (obliging) complaisant: showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"
- (obliging) Happy and ready to do favours for others
- (obliged) cooperated; did a favor
- (Obliges) The party protected by a bond. See also: Bond.
- Force in alignment with favor. A favor done a favor received from the spiritual circle.
