obligen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French obligier, from Latin obligō.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
obligen
- To oblige; to compel to do something or behave a certain way.
- To start being obligated; to make oneself obligated.
- To donate or offer as a guarantee of security.
- (rare) To ingratiate; to allay.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of obligen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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References edit
- “oblīǧen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-19.