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: June 27, 2025
\uh-BLYJE\ verb
What It Means
To oblige a person or entity to do something is to require or force them to do it, either because of a law or rule, or because it is necessary. To simply oblige someone is to do them a favor.
// The law obliges the government to release certain documents to the public.
// When my friend said he needed someone to taste test his new recipe for the cooking competition, I was happy to oblige.
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