oblige

Definition

Examples

The new law will oblige companies to report their annual carbon emissions.

Word Family

Synonyms

• accommodatebe agreeable or acceptable to
• compelforce somebody to do something
• assistthe activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Collocations

• Easy happy to oblige
  describing happy to oblige (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure)
• Medium feel obliged to decline the invitation politely
  to feel obliged to decline the invitation politely, meaning to undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
• Hard statutes oblige financial firms to reveal leverage
  describing statutes oblige financial firms to reveal leverage (an act passed by a legislative body)
• Very Hard unspoken noblesse oblige dictating philanthropic duty
  describing unspoken noblesse oblige dictating philanthropic duty (expressed without speech; ; ; - Emily Dickinson; ; ; - Thomas Wolfe)