Oblige
Oblige verb - To do a service or favor for.
Participate and oblige are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Participate" instead a verb "Oblige".
Participate
Participate verb - To take a share or part.
Oblige and participate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Oblige" instead a verb "Participate".
Common collocations
| family | oblige family | participate family |
Both words in one sentence
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Exotic Equipment does oblige Chmeee, a non-hominid alien, to sit out the cross-species games; at one point, he exposes himself to a native to show why he can't participate.
Source: Exotic Equipment
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