## Meanings
1. To force or require someone to do something, by law, rules, or circumstances.
2. To do someone a favour or help them out.
3. To be grateful or indebted to someone for their help.

## Examples
- The contract obliges him to repay the loan within a year.
- She kindly obliged us by giving us a lift home.
- I am much obliged to you for your support.

## Derived Forms
- disoblige
- misoblige
- obligable
- obligement
- reoblige

## Related Forms
- obligate
- obligation
- obligatory
- obligee
- obligor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *leyǵ-
- Root: obligen
- Root: obligier
- Root: obligo

## Etymology
From Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, obliger, from Latin obligō, obligāre, from ob- + ligō. Doublet of obligate, taken straight from Latin.

## AI Etymology
Oblige is from Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, obliger, from Latin obligō, obligāre, from ob- + ligō. Doublet of obligate, taken straight from Latin. Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-, Middle English obligen, Old French obligier, and Latin obligo. In present-day use, it can mean to force or require someone to do something, by law, rules, or circumstances, or to do someone a favour or help them out. Derived formations include disoblige, misoblige, obligable, obligement, reoblige.

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