Apply and Oblige

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Apply

Apply verb - Ensure observance of laws and rules.

Usage example: Apply the rules to everyone

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Oblige and apply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oblige" instead a verb "Apply".

Nearby Words: application, applied, applicable, applying

Oblige

Oblige verb - To do a service or favor for.

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Apply and oblige are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Oblige".

Nearby Words: obligation, obliging, obligate, obligingly, obligor

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apply way

oblige way

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Might also apply to the guy in "Noblesse Oblige" - he's magically stuck for a long time, and from the fact that his pose doesn't change between panels he may be magically paralyzed as well.

Source: Webcomic / Oglaf

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Oblige and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/oblige

Apply & Oblige. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/oblige>.

Oblige or Apply. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/oblige.

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