obliger

== English == === Etymology === From oblige +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈblaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ === Noun === obliger (plural obligers) One who, or that which, obliges. a. 1639, Henry Wotton, a letter to Edmund Bacon === References === “obliger”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === oilberg == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French obliger, from Old French obligier, borrowed from Latin obligāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.bli.ʒe/ Homophones: obligé, obligeai === Verb === obliger (transitive) to oblige, to require, to compel, to force [with direct object ‘someone’ and à (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’] Synonyms: contraindre, forcer (passive voice) (intransitive) to have to [with de (+ infinitive) ‘do something’] Synonym: devoir (Louisiana) to help, to aid Synonym: aider ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written oblige- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. ==== Derived terms ==== noblesse oblige ==== Related terms ==== obligation obligataire / obligationnaire obligatoire obligatoirement désobliger === Further reading === “obliger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === obliger first-person singular present passive subjunctive of obligō == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French obligier, from Latin obligāre. === Verb === obliger (transitive) to oblige ==== Conjugation ==== As parler except an extra e is inserted after the final g before a and o. Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== French: obliger