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obrigar.

to oblige; to force; to compel; to coerce (tell someone to do something against their wills, often by using threats of violence)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/o.bɾiˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[o.bɾiˈɡa(h)]Brazil/o.bɾiˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[o.bɾiˈɡa(h)]Brazil
  1. to oblige; to force; to compel; to coerce (tell someone to do something against their wills, often by using threats of violence)

  2. to induce an action by leaving no other choices

    figuratively
    A situação nos obriga a abandonar este local.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese obrigar, from Latin obligāre, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

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