| Main Entry: | obligate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | require |
Synonyms: |
astrict, bind, constrain, force, indebt, make indebted, oblige, restrain, restrict |
Antonyms: |
let off |
| Main Entry: | adjure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | command |
Synonyms: |
beseech, charge, entreat, implore, obligate, order, require, supplicate |
| Notes: | abjure is 'swear off' or 'swear away' and adjure is 'command earnestly'; abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath |
| Main Entry: | burden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encumber, strain |
Synonyms: |
afflict, bear down on, bother, crush, cumber, depress, dish it out, dish out, dump on, encumber, give it to, hamper, handicap, hinder, impede, lade, load, make heavy, obligate, oppress, overcharge, overload, overwhelm, pile, press, saddle with, snow under, snow*, stick it to, strain, tax, trouble, try, vex, weigh down, worry |
Antonyms: |
aid, help, relieve |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to terms |
Synonyms: |
accept offer, adjust, agree, arrange, assent, bargain, become indebted, bound, buy, circumscribe, clinch, close, come around, commit, consent, covenant, dicker, engage, enter into, firm a deal, give one's word, go along with, hammer out deal, initial*, ink, it's a deal, limit, make terms, negotiate, obligate, owe, pact, pledge, promise, put in writing, set, settle, shake hands on it, sign for, sign papers, sign up, stipulate, swear to, undertake, work out details |
Antonyms: |
break off, disagree |
| Main Entry: | cost |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harm; exact a penalty |
Synonyms: |
do disservice to, expect, hurt, infuriate, lose, necessitate, obligate, require |
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promise to marry |
Synonyms: |
affiance, agree, betroth, bind, catch, commit, contract, covenant, give one's word, guarantee, hook, obligate, oblige, pass, pledge, tie, troth, turn on, undertake, vouch, vow |
Antonyms: |
break off, break up |
| Main Entry: | oblige |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | require |
Synonyms: |
bind, coerce, command, compel, constrain, force, impel, make, necessitate, obligate, shotgun |
Antonyms: |
let off |
| Main Entry: | promise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give word that something will be done |
Synonyms: |
accede, affiance, affirm, agree, answer for, assent, asservate, assure, bargain, betroth, bind, commit, compact, consent, contract, covenant, cross heart, declare, engage, ensure, espouse, guarantee, hock, insure, live up to, mortgage, obligate, pass, pawn, pledge, plight, profess, say so, secure, stipulate, string along, subscribe, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down, take an oath, undertake, underwrite, vouch, vow, warrant |
Antonyms: |
break, renege |
| Main Entry: | require |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, demand; necessitate |
Synonyms: |
assert oneself, beg, beseech, bid, call for, call upon, cause, challenge, claim, command, compel, constrain, crave, demand, direct, enjoin, entail, exact, expect, insist upon, instruct, involve, look for, obligate, oblige, order, postulate, push for, request, requisition, solicit, take |
| Main Entry: | lade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charge |
Synonyms: |
afflict, bear down on, bother, burden, crush, cumber, depress, dish it out, dish out, dump on, encumber, freight, give it to, hamper, handicap, hinder, impede, load, make heavy, obligate, oppress, overcharge, overload, overwhelm, pile, press, saddle, saddle with, snow under, snow*, stick it to, strain, tax, trouble, try, vex, weigh down, weight, worry |