Meaning Of The Word Oblige

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oblige
verb: If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary for you to do that thing.
verb: To oblige someone means to be helpful to them by doing what they have asked you to do.

oblige in American English
to compel by moral, legal, or physical force; constrain
to do a favor or service
intransitive verb: to be kindly accommodating
transitive verb: to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity

oblige in British English
verb: to bind or constrain (someone to do something) by legal, moral, or physical means

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