All 5 Uses of
oblige
in
1984 by Orwell
- The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but, on the contrary, that it was impossible to avoid joining in.
p. 14..6 *obliged = required
- We may be obliged to give him a new identity.
p. 173..4
- They are obliged to prevent their followers from starving to death in numbers large enough to be inconvenient,
p. 198..9obliged = required (obligated)
- ...and they are obliged to remain at the same low level of military technique as their rivals; but once that minimum is achieved, they can twist reality into whatever shape they choose.
p. 198..9obliged = required (compelled)
- He sank his voice, like someone who is obliged for medical reasons to utter an obscenity.
p. 233..6
Definition:
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(oblige as in: I am obliged by law.) require (obligate) to do something