Word of the Week: Oblige

Every week we’ll be featuring an exceptional, useful, or just plain weird word. Use it to inspire a poem, impress your coworkers, or scare away the person sitting too close to you on the bus.

The word of the week is oblige.

o·blige
/əˈblaɪdʒ/

Verb
1. To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
2. To do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

Synonyms
force – compel – obligate – constrain – coerce – bind

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