"obliging" 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"
"obliging" in the adjective sense
1. complaisant, obliging
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
"to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"
"the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"
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