Oblige word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "oblige" word

[verb] bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
[verb] provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"
[verb] force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

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\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.

Synonyms for oblige

accommodate, bind, compel, hold, obligate, obligate

Antonyms: disoblige

Related terms: accommodate, aid, assist, avail, benefit, bind, brook no denial, call for, cater to, coddle, coerce, commit, compel, concuss, constrain, contribute, convenience, cosset, demand, dictate, do a favor, do a service, do right by, exact, favor, force, give way to, gratify, help, humor, impose, indulge, insist upon, leave no option, make, make imperative, make incumbent, mollycoddle, necessitate, obligate, pamper, please, pledge, profit, require, saddle with, satisfy, serve, shotgun, show kindness to, spoil, take no denial, tie, treat well, yield to

The fun area, different aproach to word »oblige«

Let's analyse "oblige" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EGILBO. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --- -... .-.. .. --. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: oblige: 6 + 9 + 5 = 20, reduced: 2 . and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: oblige: 6 + 2 + 3 + 9 + 7 + 5 = 32, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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