different between obliger vs obliged

English

Etymology

oblige +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??bla?d??(?)/

Noun

obliger (plural obligers)

1. One who, or that which, obliges.

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Anagrams

• oilberg

French

Etymology

From Middle French obliger, from Old French obligier, borrowed from Latin oblig?re, present active infinitive of oblig?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.bli.?e/
• Homophones: obligé, obligeai

Verb

obliger

1. (transitive) to oblige, to require, to compel, to force someone (to do something: (transitive with à))

   Synonyms: contraindre, forcer

2. (Louisiana) to help, to aid
3. (passive) (transitive with de) to have to

   Synonym: devoir

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written oblige- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Related terms

• obligation

Further reading

• “obliger” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

obliger

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of oblig?

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French obligier, from Latin oblig?re, present active infinitive of oblig?.

Verb

obliger

1. (transitive) to oblige

Conjugation

• As parler except an extra e is inserted after the final g before a and o.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: obliger

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??bla?d?d/
• Hyphenation, UK: ob?liged; US: obliged

Adjective

obliged (comparative more obliged, superlative most obliged)

1. Under an obligation to do something.

   All employees are obliged to complete a tax return every year.

2. Grateful or indebted because of a favor done.

   I'm greatly obliged for your help with this problem.

Usage notes

In sense “under obligation”, synonymous with obligated, though the latter is only used in American English and some dialects such as Scottish, not standard British.

In dialects where both obliged and obligated are used, there is no standard distinction drawn, though individuals may distinguish nuance or use idiosyncratically. In technical discussions, particularly legal ones such as The Concept of Law by H. L. A. Hart (1961), the words may carry different meanings, such as obligations inherent to a relationship versus ones externally imposed.

The "grateful or indebted" sense is considered dated in some contexts.

Synonyms

• (under obligation): obligated

Translations

Verb

obliged

1. simple past tense and past participle of oblige

References