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obligeOne entry found. Entry Word: oblige Function: verb Meaning: 1 to do a service or favor for <I would appreciate it greatly if you could oblige me by bringing a dessert to the party> Synonyms accommodate, favor Related Words humor, indulge; coddle, mollycoddle, pamper; appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate; delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy; abet, aid, assist, help, support; attend, care (for), minister (to), relieve, succor Near Antonyms bother, discommode, disturb, incommode, inconvenience, trouble; burden, encumber, saddle, weigh; desert, disappoint, fail, let down; constrain, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hobble, hold back, impede, obstruct, restrain; frustrate, oppose, sabotage, thwart Antonyms disoblige 2 to cause (a person) to give in to pressure <I know you're in a hurry, but you can't oblige me to drive any faster than the speed limit> — see force
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