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obligo.

to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈɔb.lɪ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[ˈɔb.li.ɡo]

  1. to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable

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  2. to make guilty

    conjugation-1

  3. to mortgage, pawn

    conjugation-1

  4. to restrain, impede

    conjugation-1

  5. to tie, fasten

    conjugation-1 · rare

  6. to bind together

    conjugation-1 · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-der. Latin ligō Latin obligō From ob- (“to, against”) + ligō (“bind, unite”). Compare typologically Russian обяза́ть (objazátʹ) (<~ вяза́ть (vjazátʹ)).

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