Verb

• S: (v) compel, oblige, obligate (force somebody to do something) "We compel all students to fill out this form"
• S: (v) oblige, bind, hold, obligate (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted) "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) obligation [Related to: oblige, obligate] (a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply)
• W: (n) bind [Related to: bind] (something that hinders as if with bonds)
• W: (n) obligation [Related to: obligate] (the state of being obligated to do or pay something) "he is under an obligation to finish the job"
• sentence frame
• Somebody ----s somebody
• Something ----s somebody
• Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
• S: (v) oblige, accommodate (provide a service or favor for someone) "We had to oblige him"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• antonym
• W: (v) disoblige [Opposed to: oblige] (ignore someone's wishes)
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• Somebody ----s somebody