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Definitions of oblige

1. To attach, as by a bond. Webster Dictionary DB

2. To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something. Webster Dictionary DB

3. To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to accommodate. Webster Dictionary DB

4. To compel by force, morally, legally, or physically; bind by some favor or kindness shown; render a favor to; gratify. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

5. To bind or constrain: to bind by some favor rendered, hence to do a favor to. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

6. To constrain; bind by a favor. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

7. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

8. To constrain by physical, legal, or moral force; to do a favour to; to lay under an obligation of gratitude; to gratify. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

9. Obliger. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

Usage examples for oblige

1. You know I am most anxious to oblige you- to help you." – The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood by Arthur Griffiths

2. He did so to oblige me. – The Time of Roses by L. T. Meade