verbfirst conjugation
obligō
obligō (present infinitive obligāre, perfect active obligāvī, supine obligātum)
Classical[ˈɔb.lɪ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔb.li.ɡo]
obligātus perf. pass. ptcp.
Meaning
- to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable
- to make guilty
- to mortgage, pawn
- to restrain, impede
- rareto tie, fasten
- rareto bind together
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Ligare · Viere · Vincire · Nectere · Obligare · Obstringere · Devincire
1. Ligare and viere denote to bind, in order to prevent things falling asunder, synonymously with copulare, like δέειν; whereas vincire and nectere mean to fetter, in order to hinder free movement, synonymously with coercere, like δεσμεύειν. 2. Ligare is the general, viere (ὀχεῖν) the technical expression for binding fast, etc. 3. Obligare means to oblige by acts of kindness; obstringere, to oblige by benefits; devincire, to rivet to one’s self by a lasting intimate connection. The obligatus feels himself bound by the conventional duties of social life; the obstrictus, by the duties of morality or religion; the devinctus, by the duties of piety. (iv. 282.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obligō | obligābam | obligābō | obligāvī | obligāveram obligāram | obligāverō obligārō |
| 2nd sg. | obligās | obligābās | obligābis | obligāvistī obligāstī | obligāverās obligārās | obligāveris obligāris |
| 3rd sg. | obligat | obligābat | obligābit | obligāvit obligāt | obligāverat obligārat | obligāverit obligārit |
| 1st pl. | obligāmus | obligābāmus | obligābimus | obligāvimus obligāmus | obligāverāmus obligārāmus | obligāverimus obligārimus |
| 2nd pl. | obligātis | obligābātis | obligābitis | obligāvistis obligāstis | obligāverātis obligārātis | obligāveritis obligāritis |
| 3rd pl. | obligant | obligābant | obligābunt | obligāvērunt obligārunt, obligāvēre | obligāverant obligārant | obligāverint obligārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obligem | obligārem | obligāverim obligārim | obligāvissem obligāssem |
| 2nd sg. | obligēs | obligārēs | obligāverīs obligārīs | obligāvissēs obligāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | obliget | obligāret | obligāverit obligārit | obligāvisset obligāsset |
| 1st pl. | obligēmus | obligārēmus | obligāverīmus obligārīmus | obligāvissēmus obligāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obligētis | obligārētis | obligāverītis obligārītis | obligāvissētis obligāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | obligent | obligārent | obligāverint obligārint | obligāvissent obligāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obligor | obligābar | obligābor |
| 2nd sg. | obligāris obligāre | obligābāris obligābāre | obligāberis obligābere |
| 3rd sg. | obligātur | obligābātur | obligābitur |
| 1st pl. | obligāmur | obligābāmur | obligābimur |
| 2nd pl. | obligāminī | obligābāminī | obligābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | obligantur | obligābantur | obligābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obliger | obligārer |
| 2nd sg. | obligēris obligēre | obligārēris obligārēre |
| 3rd sg. | obligētur | obligārētur |
| 1st pl. | obligēmur | obligārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obligēminī | obligārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obligentur | obligārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obligā | obligāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obligāte | obligāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obligātō | obligātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obligātō | obligātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obligātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obligantō | obligantor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obligāre | obligārī |
| perfect infinitive | obligāvisse obligāsse | obligātum esse |
| future infinitive | obligātūrum esse | obligātum īrī |
| present participle | obligāns obligante, obligantem, obligantēs, obligantī, obligantia, obligantibus, obligantis, obligantīs, obligantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | obligātus obligāta, obligātā, obligātae, obligātam, obligātārum, obligātās, obligātī, obligātōrum, obligātōs |
| future participle | obligātūrus obligātūra, obligātūrā, obligātūrae, obligātūram, obligātūrārum, obligātūrās, obligātūre, obligātūrī, obligātūrīs, obligātūrō, obligātūrōrum, obligātūrōs, obligātūrum | obligandus obliganda, obligandā, obligandae, obligandam, obligandārum, obligandās, obligande, obligandīs, obligandōrum, obligandōs |
gerundobligandī, obligandō, obligandumsupineobligātum, obligātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincire
- to lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.
- superstitione teneri, constrictum esse, obligatum esse
- to be the slave of superstition.
ob-lĭgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. Lit.
A. To bind or tie around, to bind or fasten to any thing (very rare):
obligatus corio, bound in a leathern sack, Auct. Her. 1, 13, 23: articulis muscus obligatus, bound upon, Plin. 26, 11, 66, § 105: cibum ovis, to bind or unite with eggs, Apic. 4, 2: amylo spisso obligare, id. 2, 2; 8, 2.—B. To bind together, bind up (rare):
pecua ad hanc collo in crumena ego obligata defero, Plaut. Truc. 5, 1, 64: age obliga, obsigna cito, tie up (the letter, in order to seal it), id. Bacch. 4, 4, 96: manipulos, Col. 11, 2, 40.—C. To bind up, bandage, swathe (class., esp. of wounds):
crus fractum, Plaut. Men. 5, 3, 9: vulnus, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 57; cf.: medicum requirens, a quo obligetur, to bind up his wounds, id. Tusc. 2, 16, 38; Suet. Vit. 2: venas, to bandage the veins, Tac. A. 6, 9: surculum libro, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2: oculos, Sen. Ira, 3, 11, 4: ore obligato obsignatoque simulacrum, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 65.—II. Trop.
A. In gen., to bind, oblige, put under an obligation, make liable, etc. (cf.:
obstringo, devincio): aliquem obligare militiae secundo sacramento, bind by a second oath, swear in again, Cic. Off. 1, 11, 36: vadem tribus milibus aeris, to bind in the sum of, Liv. 3, 13: voti sponsio, quā obligamur deo, Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 41; Liv. 9, 11: se nexu, Cic. Mur. 2, 3: se in acta cujusquam, Tib. ap. Suet. Tib. 67: se chirographo ad aliquid, Dig. 30, 103: aliquem sibi liberalitate, to bind to one's self, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14, 3: obligabis me, will oblige me, lay me under an obligation, Plin. Ep. 4, 4, 2; Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5: obligari foedere, Liv. 38, 33: pro amicis alicui obligari, to lay one's self under obligation, i. e. to solicit favors, Plin. Ep. 10, 3, 1: obligor ipse tamen, Ov. M. 9, 248: obligatus ei nihil eram, was under no obligation to him, Cic. Fam. 6, 11, 1: me obligatum tibi fore, id. Att. 13, 18: obligati sunt interrogatum, Amm. 28, 4, 10.—Poet.: Prometheus obligatus aliti, devoted, condemned to, Hor. Epod. 17, 67: ergo obligatam redde Jovi dapem, vowed, due, id. C. 2, 7, 17: obligor, ut tangam laevi fera litora Ponti, am compelled, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 83.—B. In partic.
1. To render liable through guilt, to make guilly:
cum populum Romanum scelere obligāsses, Cic. Dom. 8, 20: votis caput, Hor. C. 2, 8, 5: se scelere, Suet. Caes. 42: se furti, Scaev. ap. Gell. 7, 15, 2.—Pass., to be guilty of, to commit an offence: est enim periculum, ne aut neglectis iis impiā fraude, aut susceptis anili superstitione obligemur, Cic. Div. 1, 4, 7; cf.: lege Corneliā testamentariā obligatur, offends against, Dig. 8, 10, 30.—2. Jurid. t. t.
a. To bind, engage one (cf. obligatio, II. B.):
obligandi, solvendi sui causā, Dig. 2, 13, 6, § 3: se obligare, ib. 4, 2, 7, § 1; 21, 1, 25, § 9.—b. To pledge, pawn, mortgage a thing:
magistratui bona ejus obligantur, Vitr. 10 praef.: omnia praedia fratri, Suet. Vesp. 4: omnia bona sua pignori, Dig. 20, 4, 21: nam fundi et aedis obligatae sunt ob amoris praedium, has a mortgage on it, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 4: aedes pignori, Dig. 39, 2, 44: obligata praedia, Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 9.— (b). Transf., beyond the jurid. sphere:
obligare fidem suam, to pledge one's word, Cic. Phil. 5, 18, 51.—3. To impede, restrain, embarrass: judicio districtum atque obligatum esse, Cic. Verr. 1, 9, 24.—Hence, oblĭ-gātus, a, um, P. a., bound, obliged:
iisdem (officiis) me tibi obligatum fore, Cic. Fam. 13, 18, 2.—Comp.: quanto quis melior et probior, tanto mihi obligatior abit, Plin. Ep. 8, 2, 8: ipsi obligati sunt, ensnared, embarrassed, Vulg. Psa. 19, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-ligō āvī, ātus, āre,
to bind up, bandage, swathe: volnus: bracchia, T.—Fig., to bind, oblige, put under obligation, make liable: eum militiae sacramento, swear in again: vadem tribus milibus aeris, bind in the sum of, L.: alquem tuā liberalitate tibi, bind to yourself: me vobis obligavit fortuna, quod, etc., L.: obligatus ei nihil eram, was under no obligation to him: Prometheus obligatus aliti, devoted, H.: obligatam redde Iovi dapem, vowed, H.: Obligor, ut tangam litora Ponti, am compelled, O.—To render liable through guilt, make guilty: anili superstitione obligari, be guilty of.— To pledge, mortgage: fortunas suas: obligata praedia: fidem meam, to pledge my word. —To impede, restrain, embarrass: iudicio obligatum esse.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-der. Latin ligō Latin obligō From ob- (“to, against”) + ligō (“bind, unite”). Compare typologically Russian обяза́ть (objazátʹ) (<~ вяза́ть (vjazátʹ)).
Descendants
- Catalanobligar
- Englishoblige
- Englishobligate
- Frenchobliger
- Italianobbligare
- Occitanobligar
- Portugueseobrigar
- Romanianobliga
- Spanishobligar
- Friulianobleâ