1. (

• compel ,
• oblige ,
• obligate

) force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" ;

2. (

• oblige ,
• bind ,
• hold ,
• obligate

) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" ;

3. (

• oblige ,
• accommodate

) provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" ;

1. (

• complaisant ,
• obliging

) showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave" ;