01 v. t. To attach, as by a bond.
imp. & p. p.
Obliged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Obliging
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To attach, as by a bond.[Obs.]“He had obliged all the senators and magistrates firmly to himself.” — Bacon.
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To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something.“The obliging power of the law is neither founded in, nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments annexed to it.” — South.“Religion obliges men to the practice of those virtues which conduce to the preservation of our health.” — Tillotson.
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To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to accommodate.“Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would soar, And would not be obliged to God for more.” — Dryden.“The gates before it are brass, and the whole much obliged to Pope Urban VIII.” — Evelyn.“I shall be more obliged to you than I can express.” — Mrs. E. Montagu.