Oblige and Spare

Oblige

Oblige verb - To do a service or favor for.

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

Spare

Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

Oblige and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Oblige" instead a verb "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

family oblige family spare family
enemy oblige enemy spare enemy
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