All 3 Uses of
oblige
in
Immortal in Death
- Obligingly, he focused on the sound coming from her control panel.†
Chpt 5
- Obliging them both, she arched back as he reared up to cover her with his mouth.†
Chpt 10obliging = helpful or willing to be helpful
- If you request I do so, I'll oblige.†
Chpt 14 *oblige = grant a favor
Definitions:
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(1)
(oblige as in: I am obliged by law.) require (obligate) to do something
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(2)
(oblige as in: I obliged her every request.) grant a favor to someone
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(3)
(obliged as in: I'm much obliged for your kindness) grateful or indebted
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, in classic literature you may see oblige as a synonym for ask as when Jules Verne wrote "I obliged the Professor to move his lamp over the walls of the gallery," in Journey to the Center of the Earth.