Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
oblige verb (FORCE)
/əˈblaɪdʒ/ v
[T + object + to infinitive]
(mainly US or formal
to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something obligate
) The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees.
Sellers are not legally obliged to accept the highest offer.
(Definition of oblige verb (FORCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
