oblige

About 1.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.

   Your carelessness obliges firmness on my part.

2. verb To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

   He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive.

3. verb To cause somebody to feel indebted.

   I am much obliged to you for your recent help.

Similar words

compel obligate accommodate hold bind impose coerce enforce constrain forced

Often followed by

me the him them us you a her his

Word family

obliged obliger obligers obliges obliging