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Oblige

To attach, as by a bond.

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Manner of action 19

Apply 76% connected

To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of…

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Article 76% connected

A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various to…

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Clamor 76% connected

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

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Coerce 76% connected

To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

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Condemn 76% connected

To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure.

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Constrain 76% connected

To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

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Enforce 76% connected

To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands.

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Force 76% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Hale 76% connected

Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

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Implement 76% connected

That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Impose 76% connected

To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.

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Indent 76% connected

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

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Indenture 76% connected

The act of indenting, or state of being indented.

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Pledge 76% connected

The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between…

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Pressure 76% connected

The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.

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Shame 76% connected

A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of t…

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Squeeze 76% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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Thrust 76% connected

Thrist.

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Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

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Broader term 9

Cause 76% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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Comply 76% connected

To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with.

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Follow 76% connected

To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

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Get 76% connected

Jet, the mineral.

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have 76% connected

of Have

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Induce 76% connected

To lead in; to introduce.

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Relate 76% connected

To bring back; to restore.

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Stimulate 76% connected

To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimul…

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Derivationally related 8

Accommodation 74% connected

The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.

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Accommodation 74% connected

The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.

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Bind 74% connected

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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Bind 74% connected

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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Obliger 74% connected

One who, or that which, obliges.

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Obliger 74% connected

One who, or that which, obliges.

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Responsibility 74% connected

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

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Responsibility 74% connected

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

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Causes 2

Act 72% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Move 72% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Synonym 5

Accommodate 92% connected

To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.

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Bind 92% connected

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Compel 92% connected

To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hold 92% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Obligate 92% connected

To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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