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I believe that obligate is more of a demand or a requirement, where oblige is more consideration taken.
I am obligated to take care of my mother while she is ill.
I am obliged to treat that person fairly even though she doesn't like me. (As in #2 not #1 of the definition.)
I am obligated to take care of my mother while she is ill.
I am obliged to treat that person fairly even though she doesn't like me. (As in #2 not #1 of the definition.)
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1. Make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action: "doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery".
2. Do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.
Obligate:
To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie.