'oblige' definitions:
Definition of 'oblige'
(from WordNet)
verb
Force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" [syn: compel, oblige, obligate]
verb
Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: oblige, bind, hold, obligate]
verb
Provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" [syn: oblige, accommodate] [ant: disoblige]
Synonyms of 'oblige'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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