"oblige" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

causes: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

is a type of: cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
subtypes:
- force, thrust - impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- walk - make walk
- coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- clamor - compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring
- condemn - compel or force into a particular state or activity
- shame - compel through a sense of shame
- apply, enforce, implement - ensure observance of laws and rules
- constrain, enforce, impose - compel to behave in a certain way
same as: compel, obligate
is a type of: relate - have or establish a relationship to
subtypes:
- pledge - bind or secure by a pledge
- article - bind by a contract; especially for a training period
- indent, indenture - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
- tie down - restrain from independence by an obligation
same as: bind, hold, obligate
is a type of: abide by, comply, follow - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

same as: accommodate