Verb

• S: (v) compel, oblige, obligate (force somebody to do something) "We compel all students to fill out this form"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• cause
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
• [Applies to compel] They compel him to write the letter
• [Applies to oblige] They oblige him to write the letter
• [Applies to obligate] They obligate him to write the letter
• 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"
• S: (v) oblige, accommodate (provide a service or favor for someone) "We had to oblige him"