All 3 Uses of
oblige
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Ron obliged at once.†
Chpt 7 *
- Inside the tent, Harry closed his eyes, willing someone to ask the question he needed answered, and after a minute that seemed ten, Dean obliged: he was (Harry remembered with a jolt) an ex-boyfriend of Ginny's too.†
Chpt 15
- And I wonder whezzer you could oblige me by delivering a package to Bill's Auntie Muriel?†
Chpt 25 *
Definitions:
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(oblige as in: I obliged her every request.) grant a favor to someone
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(oblige as in: I am obliged by law.) require (obligate) to do something