verpflichten.
to oblige someone, make someone promise
Meaning & usage
to oblige someone, make someone promise
to commit, to oblige
to oblige, to swear, to be sworn
to engage
to bind someone by contract, to oblige someone
to be an obligation
to undertake (to commit oneself to an obligation)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German verphlichten. Cognate with Dutch verplichten. Equivalent to ver- + pflichten. Also analysable as ver- + Pflicht (“duty”) + -en.
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