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Etymology
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to oblige someone, make someone promise
 * 2)  to commit, to oblige
 * 3)  to oblige, to swear, to be sworn
 * 4)  to engage
 * 5)  to bind someone by contract, to oblige someone
 * 6)  to be an obligation
 * 7)  to undertake (to commit oneself to an obligation)