oblige

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, obliger, from Latin obligō, obligāre, from ob- + ligō. Doublet of obligate, taken straight from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -aɪdʒ (obsolete) IPA(key): /əˈbliːd͡ʒ/, /ɒˈbliːd͡ʒ/ === Verb === oblige (third-person singular simple present obliges, present participle obliging, simple past and past participle obliged) (transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means. (transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation). (intransitive) To be indebted to someone. ==== Usage notes ==== Aside from in American English and Scottish, "obliged" had largely replaced "obligate" by the 20th century, the latter being more common in the 17th through 19th centuries. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === big ole, biogel, globie == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.bliʒ/ === Verb === oblige inflection of obliger: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [oˈblid͡ʒe] === Verb === oblige third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of obliga