oblige

1. Force somebody to do something (synset 202512195)
   "We compel all students to fill out this form"
   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
2. Bind by an obligation;
   Cause to be indebted (synset 200886738)
   "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
   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
3. Provide a service or favor for someone (synset 200887446)
   "We had to oblige him"
   is a type of: abide by, comply, follow - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
   same as: accommodate

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