Definition of oblige

"oblige" in the verb sense

1. compel, oblige, obligate

force somebody to do something

"We compel all students to fill out this form"

2. oblige, bind, hold, obligate

bind by an obligation cause to be indebted

"He's held by a contract"

"I'll hold you by your promise"

3. oblige, accommodate

provide a service or favor for someone

"We had to oblige him"

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Quotations for oblige

Oblige a friend. [ Stobaeus ]

No tie can oblige the perfidious. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

I will oblige my daughters to marry for love. [ Madame De Stael ]

We cannot always oblige, but we can always speak obligingly. [ Francois M. A. de Voltaire ]

If you oblige those that can never pay you, you make providence your debtor. [ Proverb ]

Offend her, and she knows not to forgive; Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live. [ Pope ]

Some oblige as others insult. One is tempted to ask reparation of them for their services. [ Napoleon I ]

A man that is fit to make a friend of, must have conduct to manage the engagement, and resolution to maintain it; he must use freedom without roughness, and oblige without design. [ Jeremy Collier ]

An infallible way to make your child miserable is to satisfy all his demands. Passion swells by gratification; and the impossibility of satisfying every one of his demands will oblige you to stop short at last, after he has become a little headstrong. [ Henry Home ]

oblige in Scrabble®

The word oblige is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters oblige:

OBLIGE
(36)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word oblige

OBLIGE
(36)
OBLIGE
(33)
OBLIGE
(30)
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(11)
OBLIGE
(11)
OBLIGE
(10)
OBLIGE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In oblige

OBLIGE
(36)
BOGIE
(33)
GLOBE
(33)
BILGE
(33)
OBLIGE
(33)
OBLIGE
(30)
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GLOB
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oblige in Words With Friends™

The word oblige is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters oblige:

OBLIGE
(60)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word oblige

OBLIGE
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OBLIGE
(54)
OBLIGE
(54)
OBLIGE
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(42)
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(42)
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(36)
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(36)
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(32)
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(13)
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(13)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In oblige

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(57)
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(57)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(51)
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Words within the letters of oblige

2 letter words in oblige (3 words)

3 letter words in oblige (11 words)

4 letter words in oblige (8 words)

5 letter words in oblige (3 words)

6 letter words in oblige (1 word)

oblige + 1 blank (4 words)

Words containing the sequence oblige

Words that end with oblige (4 words)

Word Growth involving oblige

Shorter words in oblige

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Longer words containing oblige

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