transitive. To bind (a person) by oath, promise, contract, etc.; to put under an obligation, to engage, commit. Frequently with to or infinitive. Obs…
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释义 | society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > bind (a person) morally or legally [verb (transitive)] (24) obligea1325 transitive. To bind (a person) by oath, promise, contract, etc.; to put under an obligation, to engage, commit. Frequently with to or infinitive. Obs… conclude1393 To shut up to a course of action, etc.; to bind, oblige. Still in legal use. astrainc1475 To bind; to put under obligation; to restrain. astringe1523 transitive. To bind morally or legally; to put under obligation or necessity; to oblige. Obsolete. obstringe1528 transitive. To put under obligation; to bind by an obligation. obligate1533 transitive. To bind (a person) morally; to put (a person) under moral obligation; to constrain, compel, oblige. Usually in passive with infinitive… bind1549 To subject to a specific legal obligation. To lay under obligation to answer or prosecute a charge (usually to bind over to appear, etc.), or gen.… debt-bind1563 transitive. To bind by obligation, render indebted. astrictc1600 To bind by moral or legal obligation. tie1608 To bind, oblige; usually in passive to be bound or obliged (to do something). Now only dialect. engage1642 transitive. In wider sense: To bind by moral or legal obligation. Const. to with n. or infinitive. to put (a person) on his or her honour1656 to put (a person) on his or her honour (and variants): to oblige or expect (a person) to act honourably, or according to his or her word of honour. pin1710 figurative. transitive. To hold (a person) to a promise, course of action, etc.; to constrain. Chiefly with down to. Subcategories:— specifically of an oath, promise, etc. (2) — in advance (3) — to behave well (1) — bind to a person or thing by ties of duty (3) — bind together (1) — make (a person) subject to a bond, etc. (1) |
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