"oblige" meaning in Inglese

See oblige in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

  1. costringere
    Sense id: it-oblige-en-verb-lbEJQreh
  2. obbligare
    Sense id: it-oblige-en-verb-8RyOAXZq
  3. fare una cortesia a
    Sense id: it-oblige-en-verb-rz81PSYj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: obliging
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