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{
"obligate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": biologically essential for survival":[
"obligate mutualism"
],
": restricted to one particularly characteristic mode of life":[
"an obligate parasite"
],
": to bind legally or morally : constrain":[
"You are obligated to repay the loan."
],
": to commit (something, such as funds) to meet an obligation":[
"funds obligated for new projects"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The contract obligates the firm to complete the work in six weeks.",
"the problem is of your own making, so don't think that you can obligate me to help",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Leadership must strive to mature and obligate opportunity through support, guidance and goodwill. \u2014 Peter Weedfald, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The 236-page agreement would obligate the county to make at least $10 million in renovations to Paul Brown Stadium. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"In total, the Biden administration intends to obligate more than $713 million in foreign military financing for Ukraine and 15 other European countries, virtually all of whom have supported Ukraine's military from their own stockpiles. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"While the local government wanted to obligate all people entering the territory to be vaccinated, Paris initially deemed that French citizens could not be bound by such a rule. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Digital rights activists have blasted a decision by Russian authorities to obligate foreign tech firms to open local offices starting Jan. 1, fearing that those subsidiaries can be used to pressure companies into Internet censorship. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2021",
"And a point worth underscoring: Enabling a committee to probe whether impeachable crimes have been committed would not obligate the House of Representatives to follow through with formal impeachment proceedings. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 13 Feb. 2022",
"That followed a 2009 decision that a Utah town\u2019s display of a Ten Commandments monument didn\u2019t obligate it to place in a public park a monument displaying the Seven Aphorisms of Summum, a religious group known for its practice of mummification. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The state, counties, and municipalities have until the end of 2024 to obligate the ARPA funds, which have to be spent by the end of 2026. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Biologists have observed, over long periods of time, that species that are obligate parthenogens frequently die out from disease, parasitism or changes in habitat. \u2014 Mercedes Burns, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Females of these species, which include some wasps, crustaceans and lizards, reproduce only through parthenogenesis and are called obligate parthenogens. \u2014 Mercedes Burns, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Morels exhibit a lavish, almost obligate response to fire, flourishing most in the springtime after a fire has cleared an area and augmented the soil with carbon. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Cats are obligate carnivores, so quality cat food should consist primarily of meat. \u2014 Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Indeed, the variety Dr Abe chose to work with, known as the Notojima strain, is, like the bdelloids, an obligate parthenogen. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Jan. 2021",
"And because cats are obligate carnivores, meat is the name of the game. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2020",
"About 50 kinds of lizards reproduce exclusively by asexual means ( obligate parthenogenesis), plus the one species of snake mentioned above. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German obligat \"necessary, unavoidable,\" borrowed from Latin oblig\u0101tus \"under an obligation,\" from past participle of oblig\u0101re \"to tie up, restrain by tying, place under a legal or moral constraint\" \u2014 more at oblige":"Adjective",
"borrowed from Latin oblig\u0101tus, past participle of oblig\u0101re \"to tie up, restrain by tying, place under a legal or moral constraint\" \u2014 more at oblige":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4b-li-g\u0259t",
"-bl\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
"\u02c8\u00e4-bli-g\u0259t",
"\u02c8\u00e4-bl\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
"-l\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"coerce",
"compel",
"constrain",
"dragoon",
"drive",
"force",
"impel",
"impress",
"make",
"muscle",
"oblige",
"press",
"pressure",
"sandbag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202031",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"obligation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a condition or feeling of being obligated":[
"felt an obligation to vote"
],
": a debt of gratitude":[
"returned the favor as an obligation"
],
": a debt security (such as a mortgage or corporate bond)":[],
": something (such as a formal contract, a promise, or the demands of conscience or custom) that obligates one to a course of action":[
"made an obligation to pay their children's college expenses"
],
": something one is bound to do : duty , responsibility":[
"countries in which military service is an obligation",
"fulfilled their familial obligations"
],
": the action of obligating oneself to a course of action (as by a promise or vow)":[]
},
"examples":[
"She believes that all people have a moral obligation to defend human rights.",
"He argues that people in a community have certain obligations to each other.",
"She failed to fulfill her obligations as a parent.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No representation is made with respect to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of information and Boyar assumes no obligation to update or revise such information. \u2014 Jonathan Boyar, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"How often any of this happens is a matter of some debate, since shipping companies are typically under no obligation to publicize the matter when their cargo winds up in the ocean. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"When viewers don\u2019t watch, there is no contractual obligation to keep them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Yet while countries such as Germany have passed legislation to place the responsibility for policing their sites firmly on the shoulders of the platform providers themselves, there is no such obligation in the United States. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
"The pass will be good only for this summer, and the town has no obligation to continue the program after this year. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Reid Weingarten and Brian Heberlig, lawyers for Mr. Wynn, said in a statement that their client never acted as an agent of the Chinese government and had no obligation to register. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Although policies vary depending on the app involved, experts say companies that produce menstrual-cycle programs generally have no obligation to keep these data private. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 13 May 2022",
"The department is under no obligation to implement her recommendations. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English obligacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French obligacion, borrowed from Latin oblig\u0101ti\u014dn-, oblig\u0101ti\u014d, from oblig\u0101re \"to tie up, restrain by tying, place under a legal or moral constraint\" + -ti\u014dn- -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at oblige":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-bl\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"burden",
"charge",
"commitment",
"devoir",
"do",
"duty",
"imperative",
"incumbency",
"need",
"office",
"responsibility"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165302",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obligatory":{
"antonyms":[
"elective",
"optional",
"voluntary"
],
"definitions":{
": binding in law or conscience":[
"The ordinance made it obligatory that homeowners clear the snow from the sidewalks."
],
": obligate sense 1":[
"an obligatory biped"
],
": relating to or enforcing an obligation":[
"a writ obligatory"
]
},
"examples":[
"The training is obligatory for all personnel.",
"This action movie includes the obligatory chase scenes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's even the now obligatory reference to Redbox as a MOASS --\u2014 Mother of All Short Squeezes. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"There are even the obligatory farmers market bags of kettle corn. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The sinister shade successfully masks the mid-size SUV's awkward appearance, and when matched with the optional bi-color bronze 22-inch rims and obligatory bronze exterior trim ($1450 altogether), the iX legitimately looks badass. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 May 2022",
"An angsty round of truth or dare followed later that night around the bonfire, complete with \u2014 what else \u2014 obligatory kissing. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"In the obligatory news write-ups of this bizarre episode, many beleaguered reporters felt compelled to point out the complexities of this case. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
"The trailer opens with a lone figure on horseback galloping across a desert, before cutting to quick scenes around the globe\u2014including the obligatory nightclub scene featuring scantily clad gyrating bodies. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"Some of them have seemed more obligatory than sincere. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
"Being the first songwriter in a century to win a Nobel, Dylan wrote the obligatory banquet speech. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English obligatorie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French obligatorie, obligatoire, borrowed from Latin oblig\u0101t\u014drius, from oblig\u0101re \"to tie up, restrain by tying, place under a legal or moral constraint\" + -t\u014drius, deverbal adjective suffix, originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -t\u014dr-, -tor \u2014 more at oblige":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bli-g\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"\u0259-\u02c8blig-\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, \u00e4-, -\u02cct\u022fr- also \u02c8\u00e4b-li-g\u0259-",
"also \u02c8\u00e4-bli-g\u0259-",
"\u00e4-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"compulsory",
"forced",
"imperative",
"incumbent",
"involuntary",
"mandatory",
"necessary",
"nonelective",
"peremptory",
"required"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101730",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"oblige":{
"antonyms":[
"disoblige"
],
"definitions":{
": to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance":[
"obliged to find a job",
"felt obliged to share it with her"
],
": to do a favor for":[
"always ready to oblige a friend"
],
": to do something as or as if as a favor":[
"When he was asked for advice, he obliged ."
],
": to put in one's debt by a favor or service":[
"We are much obliged for your help."
]
},
"examples":[
"The law obliges the government to release certain documents to the public.",
"Her job obliges her to work overtime and on weekends.",
"She's always ready to oblige her friends.",
"\u201cThank you for your help.\u201d \u201cI'm happy to oblige .\u201d",
"They asked for food and he obliged with soup and sandwiches.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many Chinese communities think yellow skin is an indicator of a chicken that lived well, and hence eats well, and some kitchens will tint the poaching water with a tiny bit of turmeric to oblige their customers. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"But super-fans are willing to pay $19.95 a month for access, and Paul is happy to oblige them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The question has proved difficult to answer, partly because our own intellectual traditions oblige us to use what is, in effect, imperial language to do so. \u2014 David Graeber, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Anyway, Austin and Belle Noir were happy to oblige him. \u2014 Andrea Reiher, Variety , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The cookie phase-out is likely to oblige you to rethink parts of your data strategy. \u2014 Matthew Lieberman, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
"Deutsche Wohnen, another property behemoth that owns 110,000 flats in Berlin, says its fiduciary duty to its shareholders would oblige it to demand repayment from tenants, as Berlin is by far its most important market. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Brown is happy to oblige . Fellow trophy bass hunter Ben Dehnadi operates the Low Down Customs shop in Tustin. \u2014 Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Theorists, of course, are more than happy to oblige . \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English obligen, oblischen \"to impose on as a legal or moral duty, bind by oath or contract,\" borrowed from Anglo-French obliger, borrowed from Latin oblig\u0101re \"to tie up, restrain by tying, assign, place under a legal or moral constraint, pledge,\" from ob- \"toward, facing\" + lig\u0101re \"to fasten, bind\" \u2014 more at ob- , ligature":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bl\u012bj"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for oblige force , compel , coerce , constrain , oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. forced to flee for their lives compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force. compelled to admit my mistake coerce suggests overcoming resistance or unwillingness by actual or threatened violence or pressure. coerced into signing over the rights constrain suggests the effect of a force or circumstance that limits freedom of action or choice. constrained by conscience oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty. felt obliged to go",
"synonyms":[
"accommodate",
"favor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224328",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"obliged":{
"antonyms":[
"disoblige"
],
"definitions":{
": to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance":[
"obliged to find a job",
"felt obliged to share it with her"
],
": to do a favor for":[
"always ready to oblige a friend"
],
": to do something as or as if as a favor":[
"When he was asked for advice, he obliged ."
],
": to put in one's debt by a favor or service":[
"We are much obliged for your help."
]
},
"examples":[
"The law obliges the government to release certain documents to the public.",
"Her job obliges her to work overtime and on weekends.",
"She's always ready to oblige her friends.",
"\u201cThank you for your help.\u201d \u201cI'm happy to oblige .\u201d",
"They asked for food and he obliged with soup and sandwiches.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many Chinese communities think yellow skin is an indicator of a chicken that lived well, and hence eats well, and some kitchens will tint the poaching water with a tiny bit of turmeric to oblige their customers. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"But super-fans are willing to pay $19.95 a month for access, and Paul is happy to oblige them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The question has proved difficult to answer, partly because our own intellectual traditions oblige us to use what is, in effect, imperial language to do so. \u2014 David Graeber, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Anyway, Austin and Belle Noir were happy to oblige him. \u2014 Andrea Reiher, Variety , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The cookie phase-out is likely to oblige you to rethink parts of your data strategy. \u2014 Matthew Lieberman, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
"Deutsche Wohnen, another property behemoth that owns 110,000 flats in Berlin, says its fiduciary duty to its shareholders would oblige it to demand repayment from tenants, as Berlin is by far its most important market. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Brown is happy to oblige . Fellow trophy bass hunter Ben Dehnadi operates the Low Down Customs shop in Tustin. \u2014 Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Theorists, of course, are more than happy to oblige . \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English obligen, oblischen \"to impose on as a legal or moral duty, bind by oath or contract,\" borrowed from Anglo-French obliger, borrowed from Latin oblig\u0101re \"to tie up, restrain by tying, assign, place under a legal or moral constraint, pledge,\" from ob- \"toward, facing\" + lig\u0101re \"to fasten, bind\" \u2014 more at ob- , ligature":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bl\u012bj"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for oblige force , compel , coerce , constrain , oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. forced to flee for their lives compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force. compelled to admit my mistake coerce suggests overcoming resistance or unwillingness by actual or threatened violence or pressure. coerced into signing over the rights constrain suggests the effect of a force or circumstance that limits freedom of action or choice. constrained by conscience oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty. felt obliged to go",
"synonyms":[
"accommodate",
"favor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212312",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"obligee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Anglo-French oblig\u00e9, noun derivative from past participle of obliger \"to oblige \"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-bl\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221059",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obligement":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an obligation or accommodation especially resulting from a service or favor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from obliger to oblige + -ment":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8bl\u012bjm\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221105",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliging":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": willing to do favors : helpful":[]
},
"examples":[
"An obliging passerby helped her with her packages.",
"an obliging concierge used her pull to get us reservations at the town's hottest restaurant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These are particularly specious claims, especially given that Trump\u2019s recklessness (or toughness, depending on your perspective) was never really applied to Russia or Putin, to whom Trump tended to be pliant and obliging . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
"But history is rarely so obliging about the timing and particulars of its dramatic turns. \u2014 Editorial Board, Star Tribune , 2 July 2021",
"Noble, 26, is best known for riding her own four-legged mirror, an obliging Appaloosa named Dapper Dan, through downtown Oakland during last year\u2019s Black Lives Matter demonstrations. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 June 2021",
"The state Legislature has proved less obliging than the city, with Republican lawmakers opposing a $300 million relief package for Twin Cities businesses, contending that Minneapolis officials mishandled the crisis a year ago. \u2014 Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 May 2021",
"Modi has used these levers to turn some of the biggest names in India\u2019s news industry from barking watchdogs into obliging poodles. \u2014 Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time , 3 May 2021",
"Few opponents will be more obliging over the next month as South Korea, a country competing in its third Women's World Cup but which has only one victory at the tournament to its name. \u2014 Aimee Lewis, CNN , 7 June 2019",
"New York City, after all, can be a most obliging co-star to its population of unwitting actors, who are always putting on a show. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 19 June 2018",
"Langford will keep obliging and tickets will keep selling. \u2014 Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star , 5 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from present participle of oblige":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bl\u012b-ji\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obliging amiable , good-natured , obliging , complaisant mean having the desire or disposition to please. amiable implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with. an amiable teacher not easily annoyed good-natured implies cheerfulness or helpfulness and sometimes a willingness to be imposed upon. a good-natured girl who was always willing to pitch in obliging stresses a friendly readiness to be helpful. our obliging innkeeper found us a bigger room complaisant often implies passivity or a yielding to others because of weakness. was too complaisant to protest a decision he thought unfair",
"synonyms":[
"accommodating",
"accommodative",
"friendly",
"indulgent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193544",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"obligingness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": willing to do favors : helpful":[]
},
"examples":[
"An obliging passerby helped her with her packages.",
"an obliging concierge used her pull to get us reservations at the town's hottest restaurant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These are particularly specious claims, especially given that Trump\u2019s recklessness (or toughness, depending on your perspective) was never really applied to Russia or Putin, to whom Trump tended to be pliant and obliging . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
"But history is rarely so obliging about the timing and particulars of its dramatic turns. \u2014 Editorial Board, Star Tribune , 2 July 2021",
"Noble, 26, is best known for riding her own four-legged mirror, an obliging Appaloosa named Dapper Dan, through downtown Oakland during last year\u2019s Black Lives Matter demonstrations. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 June 2021",
"The state Legislature has proved less obliging than the city, with Republican lawmakers opposing a $300 million relief package for Twin Cities businesses, contending that Minneapolis officials mishandled the crisis a year ago. \u2014 Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 May 2021",
"Modi has used these levers to turn some of the biggest names in India\u2019s news industry from barking watchdogs into obliging poodles. \u2014 Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time , 3 May 2021",
"Few opponents will be more obliging over the next month as South Korea, a country competing in its third Women's World Cup but which has only one victory at the tournament to its name. \u2014 Aimee Lewis, CNN , 7 June 2019",
"New York City, after all, can be a most obliging co-star to its population of unwitting actors, who are always putting on a show. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 19 June 2018",
"Langford will keep obliging and tickets will keep selling. \u2014 Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star , 5 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from present participle of oblige":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bl\u012b-ji\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obliging amiable , good-natured , obliging , complaisant mean having the desire or disposition to please. amiable implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with. an amiable teacher not easily annoyed good-natured implies cheerfulness or helpfulness and sometimes a willingness to be imposed upon. a good-natured girl who was always willing to pitch in obliging stresses a friendly readiness to be helpful. our obliging innkeeper found us a bigger room complaisant often implies passivity or a yielding to others because of weakness. was too complaisant to protest a decision he thought unfair",
"synonyms":[
"accommodating",
"accommodative",
"friendly",
"indulgent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082803",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"obligistic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the obligata of scholastic disputation":[
"an obligistic proposition"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin oblig atum + English -istic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u00e4bl\u0259\u00a6jistik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184325",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"obligor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who is bound by a legal obligation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This issue appears to be as a mirror of the Delray Beach Florida issue except the obligor is being stiffed with an 8.5% interest rate. \u2014 Richard Lehmann, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1541, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Anglo-French, from obliger \"to oblige \" + -or -or entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-bl\u0259-\u02c8g\u022fr",
"\u02cc\u00e4-bl\u0259-\u02c8g\u022fr, -\u02c8j\u022fr",
"-\u02c8j\u022fr"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123818",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliquate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to turn or bend aside or to one side":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obliquatus , past participle of obliquare to bend aside, turn aside, from obliquus oblique":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180432",
"type":[
"noun,",
"transitive verb"
]
},
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"\u2026 the open, above-board fury of his mind coagulated, thickened, and sunk to a dull, evil hatred, a wicked, oblique malevolence.",
"\u2014 Frank Norris"
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"They were painted in oil paints on old-fashioned canvas. But the manner of their portrayal was oblique and enigmatic, with an element of hide-and-seek in which hiding most often won out over seeking. \u2014 John Russell , New York Times Magazine , 11 Nov. 1990",
"The driveway met the street at an oblique angle, and a jutting corner of the customer's cinderblock building, a large power pole, and a berm of trash (pallets, pails, chunks of wood) made it a dogleg affair. \u2014 Bryan Di Salvatore , New Yorker , 12 Sept. 1988",
"The short lines of the letter \u201ck\u201d are oblique lines.",
"gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye",
"Noun",
"We each received a list of every muscle group (back, inner thighs, outer thighs, quads, biceps, obliques , upper abs, etc.), with detailed comments on which ones we needed to change. \u2014 anonymous , Cosmopolitan , November 2007",
"He hammered on my back with both fists, but I had a lot of muscle layer to protect back there. Twenty years of working on the lats and the lateral obliques . I got hold of his shirtfront with both hands and pulled him away from the wall and slammed him back up against it. \u2014 Robert B. Parker , Mortal Stakes , 1975",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"INF Ramon Urias took batting practice Monday and is progressing from a left oblique strain that landed him on the 10-Day IL on June 11. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"Ross wants to make sure Suzuki (sprained left ring finger) and Gomes (left oblique strain) in particular get enough reps before returning. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Max Scherzer is recovering from an oblique strain, Jacob deGrom has a shoulder injury and Tylor Megill, an early-season breakout star, is working his way back from biceps tendinitis. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Catcher Carson Kelly has been out since May 4 with a left oblique strain. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022",
"In a corresponding move, catcher Yan Gomes went on the IL with a left oblique strain. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The catcher has been sidelined by an oblique strain this year (though he's been dominant when he's been available, with a 1.672 OPS and three homers in six games). \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Manager David Ross indicated Gomes\u2019 oblique strain is on the milder side, which is encouraging for an injury that can be tough to come back from. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"In his second appearance of his rehab assignment following a left oblique strain, right-hander Dean Kremer started for Triple-A Norfolk and pitched three hits and scoreless innings with six strikeouts. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The outing against the Hartford Yard Goats was pushed back a day from Tuesday, but New York manager Buck Showalter says there\u2019s been no setback in Scherzer\u2019s recovery from a strained oblique . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"Scherzer is currently recovering from a May oblique strain that is likely to keep him sidelined into July. \u2014 Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"New York said the scan detected a moderate-to-high grade strain of the internal oblique , a musle on the side that causes pain over the ribcage. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
"When WatchGuard first released the May 2021 software updates, the company made only the most oblique of references to the vulnerability. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Before Kelly strained his oblique in early May, Varsho only started two games behind the plate. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks with a strained oblique muscle in his left side, the latest blow to a New York pitching staff already missing ace Jacob deGrom. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
"Given that high barrier to good oblique training, this move is overrated\u2014and even worse, a potential injury waiting to happen. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Third baseman Josh Rojas has a strained right oblique and will not be ready for Opening Day, the third Diamondbacks position player expected to play a significant role to go down with an injury this spring. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 3 Apr. 2022"
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},
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"The dancer held his leg at an oblique angle to his body.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kogonada approaches the same quandary from a more oblique angle . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Malick has found an unusually oblique angle from which to approach Nazism, and there is no war footage in the film. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Even the second node of a two-piece kit has to reach it by way of both a wall and a floor/ceiling at a nasty oblique angle . \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Such pairings as white and green or two shades of yellow are calming, but Flick\u2019s oblique angles disturb the peace. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Just an oblique angle of the path and garden, the empty road beyond, and then the dark, shadowy expanse of the field stretching away into the distance. \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 24 July 2019",
"His antler retoucher, for instance, bore the scars of striking chert at an oblique angle in the direction a right-handed flintknapper would use. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 22 June 2018",
"In one, a creamy pale yellow, the vessels appear slightly italicized by Wagner's oblique angle of view. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 13 Mar. 2018",
"The series tapped deeply into the zeitgeist by glancing off that zeitgeist at an oblique angle . \u2014 Todd Vanderwerff, Slate Magazine , 18 Dec. 2017"
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"They were painted in oil paints on old-fashioned canvas. But the manner of their portrayal was oblique and enigmatic, with an element of hide-and-seek in which hiding most often won out over seeking. \u2014 John Russell , New York Times Magazine , 11 Nov. 1990",
"The driveway met the street at an oblique angle, and a jutting corner of the customer's cinderblock building, a large power pole, and a berm of trash (pallets, pails, chunks of wood) made it a dogleg affair. \u2014 Bryan Di Salvatore , New Yorker , 12 Sept. 1988",
"The short lines of the letter \u201ck\u201d are oblique lines.",
"gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye",
"Noun",
"We each received a list of every muscle group (back, inner thighs, outer thighs, quads, biceps, obliques , upper abs, etc.), with detailed comments on which ones we needed to change. \u2014 anonymous , Cosmopolitan , November 2007",
"He hammered on my back with both fists, but I had a lot of muscle layer to protect back there. Twenty years of working on the lats and the lateral obliques . I got hold of his shirtfront with both hands and pulled him away from the wall and slammed him back up against it. \u2014 Robert B. Parker , Mortal Stakes , 1975",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"INF Ramon Urias took batting practice Monday and is progressing from a left oblique strain that landed him on the 10-Day IL on June 11. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"Ross wants to make sure Suzuki (sprained left ring finger) and Gomes (left oblique strain) in particular get enough reps before returning. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Max Scherzer is recovering from an oblique strain, Jacob deGrom has a shoulder injury and Tylor Megill, an early-season breakout star, is working his way back from biceps tendinitis. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Catcher Carson Kelly has been out since May 4 with a left oblique strain. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022",
"In a corresponding move, catcher Yan Gomes went on the IL with a left oblique strain. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The catcher has been sidelined by an oblique strain this year (though he's been dominant when he's been available, with a 1.672 OPS and three homers in six games). \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Manager David Ross indicated Gomes\u2019 oblique strain is on the milder side, which is encouraging for an injury that can be tough to come back from. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"In his second appearance of his rehab assignment following a left oblique strain, right-hander Dean Kremer started for Triple-A Norfolk and pitched three hits and scoreless innings with six strikeouts. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The outing against the Hartford Yard Goats was pushed back a day from Tuesday, but New York manager Buck Showalter says there\u2019s been no setback in Scherzer\u2019s recovery from a strained oblique . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"Scherzer is currently recovering from a May oblique strain that is likely to keep him sidelined into July. \u2014 Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"New York said the scan detected a moderate-to-high grade strain of the internal oblique , a musle on the side that causes pain over the ribcage. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
"When WatchGuard first released the May 2021 software updates, the company made only the most oblique of references to the vulnerability. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Before Kelly strained his oblique in early May, Varsho only started two games behind the plate. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks with a strained oblique muscle in his left side, the latest blow to a New York pitching staff already missing ace Jacob deGrom. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
"Given that high barrier to good oblique training, this move is overrated\u2014and even worse, a potential injury waiting to happen. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Third baseman Josh Rojas has a strained right oblique and will not be ready for Opening Day, the third Diamondbacks position player expected to play a significant role to go down with an injury this spring. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 3 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"\u2026 the open, above-board fury of his mind coagulated, thickened, and sunk to a dull, evil hatred, a wicked, oblique malevolence.",
"\u2014 Frank Norris"
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"They were painted in oil paints on old-fashioned canvas. But the manner of their portrayal was oblique and enigmatic, with an element of hide-and-seek in which hiding most often won out over seeking. \u2014 John Russell , New York Times Magazine , 11 Nov. 1990",
"The driveway met the street at an oblique angle, and a jutting corner of the customer's cinderblock building, a large power pole, and a berm of trash (pallets, pails, chunks of wood) made it a dogleg affair. \u2014 Bryan Di Salvatore , New Yorker , 12 Sept. 1988",
"The short lines of the letter \u201ck\u201d are oblique lines.",
"gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye",
"Noun",
"We each received a list of every muscle group (back, inner thighs, outer thighs, quads, biceps, obliques , upper abs, etc.), with detailed comments on which ones we needed to change. \u2014 anonymous , Cosmopolitan , November 2007",
"He hammered on my back with both fists, but I had a lot of muscle layer to protect back there. Twenty years of working on the lats and the lateral obliques . I got hold of his shirtfront with both hands and pulled him away from the wall and slammed him back up against it. \u2014 Robert B. Parker , Mortal Stakes , 1975",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"INF Ramon Urias took batting practice Monday and is progressing from a left oblique strain that landed him on the 10-Day IL on June 11. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"Ross wants to make sure Suzuki (sprained left ring finger) and Gomes (left oblique strain) in particular get enough reps before returning. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Max Scherzer is recovering from an oblique strain, Jacob deGrom has a shoulder injury and Tylor Megill, an early-season breakout star, is working his way back from biceps tendinitis. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Catcher Carson Kelly has been out since May 4 with a left oblique strain. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022",
"In a corresponding move, catcher Yan Gomes went on the IL with a left oblique strain. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The catcher has been sidelined by an oblique strain this year (though he's been dominant when he's been available, with a 1.672 OPS and three homers in six games). \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Manager David Ross indicated Gomes\u2019 oblique strain is on the milder side, which is encouraging for an injury that can be tough to come back from. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"In his second appearance of his rehab assignment following a left oblique strain, right-hander Dean Kremer started for Triple-A Norfolk and pitched three hits and scoreless innings with six strikeouts. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The outing against the Hartford Yard Goats was pushed back a day from Tuesday, but New York manager Buck Showalter says there\u2019s been no setback in Scherzer\u2019s recovery from a strained oblique . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"Scherzer is currently recovering from a May oblique strain that is likely to keep him sidelined into July. \u2014 Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"New York said the scan detected a moderate-to-high grade strain of the internal oblique , a musle on the side that causes pain over the ribcage. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
"When WatchGuard first released the May 2021 software updates, the company made only the most oblique of references to the vulnerability. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Before Kelly strained his oblique in early May, Varsho only started two games behind the plate. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks with a strained oblique muscle in his left side, the latest blow to a New York pitching staff already missing ace Jacob deGrom. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
"Given that high barrier to good oblique training, this move is overrated\u2014and even worse, a potential injury waiting to happen. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Third baseman Josh Rojas has a strained right oblique and will not be ready for Opening Day, the third Diamondbacks position player expected to play a significant role to go down with an injury this spring. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This might suggest that a truer study of the psyche and its place in the world could be conducted via indirection or obliquity . \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But Ulman\u2019s fondness for understatement and obliquity makes the scene funny in a very deadpan way. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
"His empathy, obliquity and narrative economy invite comparisons with Chekhov. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
"It\u2019s not a question of subtlety, which the stage can accommodate, but obliquity , which feels like an evasion of theater\u2019s confrontational power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Ice ages are caused when the tilt of a planet's axis shifts, known as obliquity , so these distinct ice ages formed separately to reflect times when Mars essentially wobbled on its axis. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 20 Jan. 2021",
"The planet's own motion dynamics dominate other influences, and obliquity usually has a smaller variation. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Nov. 2019",
"Its obliquity nods up and down this way between 22.1\u00ba and 24.5\u00ba regularly every 41,000 years. \u2014 The Economist , 5 July 2018",
"Mars\u2019 obliquity \u2014or the tilt of its axis\u2014has varied considerably over millions of years, shifting between 15 and 35 degrees over the course of millennia. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 12 Jan. 2018"
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"\u2014 J. W. Krutch"
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"in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first team to obliterate the spell will win the series. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Summer travel plans are well into the developmental stage and will soon usher tourists in droves toward popular Western hot spots that continue to obliterate previous attendance records. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"Based in Needham, Tripadvisor\u2019s office was designed to obliterate any negative feelings about your commute with plenty of cold brew coffee on tap, pool tables, outdoor decks, and a fitness center with live instructors. \u2014 Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Horford played the opening 12 minutes as if on a one-man mission to obliterate that notion. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Come 1974, Watergate would obliterate that name, and the three-mile stub became the Marina Freeway. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Crash investigators have over decades perfected the examination of wreckage in search of clues, but some impacts can obliterate evidence. \u2014 Alan Levin And Mary Schlangenstein/bloomberg, Time , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And to obliterate it, the breaking of the existing democratic rules would have to be tolerated. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Not only did Trump obliterate many of the coalitions that preceded him; the battle that briefly seemed to loom after January 6th, between pro- and anti-Trump Republicans, evaporated, too. \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin obl\u012bter\u0101tus, oblitter\u0101tus, past participle of obl\u012bter\u0101re, oblitter\u0101re \"to cause to be forgotten or fall into disuse, make disappear,\" from ob- \"against, facing\" + -l\u012bter\u0101re, litter\u0101re, verbal derivative of l\u012btera, littera letter entry 1 \u2014 more at ob-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8blit-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t, \u014d-",
"\u0259-\u02c8bli-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u014d-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"black out",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093449",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"obliteration":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cancel sense 2":[
"obliterate a postage stamp"
],
": to cause (something, such as a bodily part, a scar, or a duct conveying body fluid) to disappear or collapse : remove sense 4":[
"a blood vessel obliterated by inflammation"
],
": to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or wearing away":[
"A dimness like a fog envelops consciousness / As mist obliterates a crag.",
"\u2014 Emily Dickinson"
],
": to remove from existence : destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of":[
"The tide eventually obliterated all evidence of our sandcastles."
],
": to remove utterly from recognition or memory":[
"\u2026 a successful love crowned all other successes and obliterated all other failures.",
"\u2014 J. W. Krutch"
]
},
"examples":[
"in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first team to obliterate the spell will win the series. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Summer travel plans are well into the developmental stage and will soon usher tourists in droves toward popular Western hot spots that continue to obliterate previous attendance records. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"Based in Needham, Tripadvisor\u2019s office was designed to obliterate any negative feelings about your commute with plenty of cold brew coffee on tap, pool tables, outdoor decks, and a fitness center with live instructors. \u2014 Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Horford played the opening 12 minutes as if on a one-man mission to obliterate that notion. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Come 1974, Watergate would obliterate that name, and the three-mile stub became the Marina Freeway. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Crash investigators have over decades perfected the examination of wreckage in search of clues, but some impacts can obliterate evidence. \u2014 Alan Levin And Mary Schlangenstein/bloomberg, Time , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And to obliterate it, the breaking of the existing democratic rules would have to be tolerated. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Not only did Trump obliterate many of the coalitions that preceded him; the battle that briefly seemed to loom after January 6th, between pro- and anti-Trump Republicans, evaporated, too. \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin obl\u012bter\u0101tus, oblitter\u0101tus, past participle of obl\u012bter\u0101re, oblitter\u0101re \"to cause to be forgotten or fall into disuse, make disappear,\" from ob- \"against, facing\" + -l\u012bter\u0101re, litter\u0101re, verbal derivative of l\u012btera, littera letter entry 1 \u2014 more at ob-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bli-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8blit-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t, \u014d-",
"\u014d-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"black out",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223556",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"oblivial":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": oblivious : causing oblivion":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin oblivialis , from oblivion-, oblivio oblivion + -alis -al":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8bliv\u0113\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134804",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
]
},
"obliviate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": forget":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin oblivion-, oblivio oblivion + English -ate":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042250",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"oblivion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the condition or state of being forgotten or unknown":[
"contentedly accepted his political oblivion",
"\u2026 took the Huskers from oblivion to glory\u2014and their two national championships \u2026",
"\u2014 D. S. Looney"
],
": the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness":[
"seeking the oblivion of sleep",
"drank herself into oblivion"
]
},
"examples":[
"The technology is destined for oblivion .",
"The names of the people who lived here long ago have faded into oblivion .",
"His theories have faded into scientific oblivion .",
"Her work was rescued from oblivion when it was rediscovered in the early 1900s.",
"After being awake for three days straight, he longed for the oblivion of sleep.",
"She drank herself into oblivion .",
"The little village was bulldozed into oblivion to make way for the airport.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The final tableau is entrancing and haunting: as Aida and Radam\u00e8s die in isolation, Mariette and the rest of the motley company from the villa come back into view, staring into historical oblivion . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The World Trade Organization is facing one of its most dire moments, the culmination of years of slide toward oblivion and ineffectiveness. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"That the company formerly known as Facebook is treading water, trying to stave off irrelevancy and oblivion by copying the cool kids of social media. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"The moon has slipped out of orbit and now menaces the Earth, and a handful of scrappy astronauts may be all that stands in the way of the planet's oblivion . \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Week , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The Bengals are proving themselves after years in oblivion . \u2014 Mike Bass, The Enquirer , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Gantz now appears headed toward political near- oblivion , with polls showing his Blue and White party sinking to about five Knesset seats. \u2014 Noga Tarnopolsky, Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2020",
"Unfortunately, many of them will slip through the cracks straight into oblivion and uselessness. \u2014 Alexey Shliakhouski, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"So many details have faded into oblivion , and connecting a name to a date to a set of circumstances was never my strength. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English oblivioun, borrowed from Anglo-French oblivion, obliviun, borrowed from Latin obl\u012bvi\u014dn-, obl\u012bvi\u014d \"state of forgetting, dismissal from the memory,\" from obl\u012bv-, stem of obl\u012bv\u012bsc\u012b \"to forget, put out of mind\" (from ob- \"toward, facing\" + -l\u012bv\u012bsc\u012b, inchoative derivative of a stem l\u012bv- of uncertain meaning and origin) + -i\u014dn-, -i\u014d, suffix of action nouns formed from compound verbs \u2014 more at ob-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bli-v\u0113-\u0259n",
"\u00e4-",
"\u014d-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"forgetfulness",
"nirvana",
"obliviousness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165125",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oblivionize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to relegate to oblivion":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccn\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055921",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"oblivious":{
"antonyms":[
"acquainted",
"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
"conversant",
"grounded",
"informed",
"knowing",
"mindful",
"witting"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness":[
"\u2014 usually used with of or to"
],
": lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention":[]
},
"examples":[
"They were pushing and shouting and oblivious to anyone not in their group. \u2014 P. J. O'Rourke , Rolling Stone , 14 Nov. 1996",
"Prentice looked up from his food, which he had been steadily shovelling in, completely oblivious of everyone. \u2014 Antonya Nelson , New Yorker , 9 Nov. 1992",
"Oblivious of any previous decisions not to stand together \u2026 , the three stood in a tight group \u2026 \u2014 Doris Lessing , The Good Terrorist , 1985",
"Father was oblivious to the man's speculative notice of his wife. \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Ragtime , 1974",
"She rested now, frankly and fairly, in the shelter of his arms, and both were oblivious to the gale that rushed past them in quicker and stronger blasts. \u2014 Jack London , Burning Daylight , 1910",
"the out-of-state motorist claimed to be oblivious of the local speed limit, even though the signs must have been hard to miss",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Obviously everyone needs to carry their weight but Gray isn't oblivious to her role on the team. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
"But the two women seemed oblivious to the gunshot, as well as to the explosions sounding nearby. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The trailers hid the villain in plain sight while also trying to conceal the reveal, and MCU fans who were oblivious to the leaks were not prepared for the shock. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"Needless to say, neither firm is oblivious to the moneymaking opportunities to be found in the ecosystem that has grown up around ESG, an ecosystem that looks more and more like a rent-seekers\u2019 Eden. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022",
"The folks inside Nashville\u2019s Municipal Auditorium, however, seemed oblivious to this cosmic disturbance and got to take in a rather upbeat show on an April evening in downtown Nashville. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Bailey seemed oblivious to the fact that some people wanted him on it. \u2014 al , 9 Mar. 2022",
"And the man who put the nail in the Packers\u2019 coffin was none other than Robbie Gould, the one kicker over the years who seemed oblivious to playing winter football along the lakefront. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Many of the educators seemed oblivious to the repression in their midst, participants said. \u2014 Haruka Sakaguchi, ProPublica , 30 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin obl\u012bvi\u014dsus, from obl\u012bvi-, base of obl\u012bvi\u014dn-, obl\u012bvi\u014d \"state of forgetting, dismissal from the memory\" + -\u014dsus -ous \u2014 more at oblivion":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bli-v\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"clueless",
"ignorant",
"incognizant",
"innocent",
"insensible",
"nescient",
"unacquainted",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"uninformed",
"unknowing",
"unmindful",
"unwitting"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081136",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"obliviousness":{
"antonyms":[
"acquainted",
"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
"conversant",
"grounded",
"informed",
"knowing",
"mindful",
"witting"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness":[
"\u2014 usually used with of or to"
],
": lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention":[]
},
"examples":[
"They were pushing and shouting and oblivious to anyone not in their group. \u2014 P. J. O'Rourke , Rolling Stone , 14 Nov. 1996",
"Prentice looked up from his food, which he had been steadily shovelling in, completely oblivious of everyone. \u2014 Antonya Nelson , New Yorker , 9 Nov. 1992",
"Oblivious of any previous decisions not to stand together \u2026 , the three stood in a tight group \u2026 \u2014 Doris Lessing , The Good Terrorist , 1985",
"Father was oblivious to the man's speculative notice of his wife. \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Ragtime , 1974",
"She rested now, frankly and fairly, in the shelter of his arms, and both were oblivious to the gale that rushed past them in quicker and stronger blasts. \u2014 Jack London , Burning Daylight , 1910",
"the out-of-state motorist claimed to be oblivious of the local speed limit, even though the signs must have been hard to miss",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Obviously everyone needs to carry their weight but Gray isn't oblivious to her role on the team. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
"But the two women seemed oblivious to the gunshot, as well as to the explosions sounding nearby. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The trailers hid the villain in plain sight while also trying to conceal the reveal, and MCU fans who were oblivious to the leaks were not prepared for the shock. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"Needless to say, neither firm is oblivious to the moneymaking opportunities to be found in the ecosystem that has grown up around ESG, an ecosystem that looks more and more like a rent-seekers\u2019 Eden. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022",
"The folks inside Nashville\u2019s Municipal Auditorium, however, seemed oblivious to this cosmic disturbance and got to take in a rather upbeat show on an April evening in downtown Nashville. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Bailey seemed oblivious to the fact that some people wanted him on it. \u2014 al , 9 Mar. 2022",
"And the man who put the nail in the Packers\u2019 coffin was none other than Robbie Gould, the one kicker over the years who seemed oblivious to playing winter football along the lakefront. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Many of the educators seemed oblivious to the repression in their midst, participants said. \u2014 Haruka Sakaguchi, ProPublica , 30 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin obl\u012bvi\u014dsus, from obl\u012bvi-, base of obl\u012bvi\u014dn-, obl\u012bvi\u014d \"state of forgetting, dismissal from the memory\" + -\u014dsus -ous \u2014 more at oblivion":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bli-v\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"clueless",
"ignorant",
"incognizant",
"innocent",
"insensible",
"nescient",
"unacquainted",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"uninformed",
"unknowing",
"unmindful",
"unwitting"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175203",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"obliviscence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": forgetfulness":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin oblivisci to forget + English -ence":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4bl\u0259\u02c8vis\u1d4an(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033850",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oblocutor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": disputer , gainsayer , detractor":[
"\u2014 used chiefly in law"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from oblocutus (past participle of obloqui to speak against) + -or":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4bl\u0259\u02c8ky\u00fct\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023124",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oblong":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by elongation in one dimension":[
"an oblong piece of paper",
"an oblong melon"
],
": something that is oblong":[
"These paintings, predominately black with vertical or horizontal bisections of white mixed with streaks of red, blue, or ochre, are reminiscent of \u2026 Mark Rothko's irradiated oblongs .",
"\u2014 The New Yorker"
],
"\u2014 see leaf illustration":[
"an oblong piece of paper",
"an oblong melon"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"With 24 different styles to choose from, these lightweight oblong wraps can be tied around your waist or worn as a scarf, dress or head wrap. \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The bulk of its oblong body is silver-colored, with two black handles for easy carrying (which, naturally, also look like tiny arms). \u2014 Rachel Metz, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"There\u2019s also a chair shaped like an oblong human spine that rotates at grotesque angles. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Outdoors is presented like hung landscape paintings enclosed in frames of flung-open van doors or oblong windows. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The terraced gardens, which are anchored by an oblong pool and a folly of Greek columns, look like an old friend who has turned up in a splendid new suit. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Families live in oblong homes situated on the banks of the Bobonaza River, in an area notable for its abundant biodiversity. \u2014 V\u00edctor Bastidas, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The biggest challenge would be to re-create the honey bun\u2019s distinct oblong , fat spiral shape. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The oblong \u2019s edges are soft, creating the illusion that the figure slightly glows. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English oblonge, oblong, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French oblonge, borrowed from Latin oblongus \"of greater length than breadth,\" from ob-, perhaps in sense \"facing, against\" + longus \"having linear extent, long\" \u2014 more at ob- , long entry 1":"Adjective",
"derivative of oblong entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-\u02ccbl\u022f\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203936",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"oblongatal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, occurring or originating in, or affecting the medulla oblongata":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin oblongata + English -al":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u00e4\u02ccbl\u022f\u014b\u00a6g\u0101t\u1d4al also -l\u00e4\u014b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134723",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"obloquy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language":[
"held to their convictions in the face of obloquy"
],
": the condition of one that is discredited : bad repute":[
"living out his days in the obloquy of one who had betrayed a solemn trust"
]
},
"examples":[
"a victim of hatred and obloquy",
"unable to mount a rational defense of her position, she unleashed a torrent of obloquy on her opponent",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s the guy in front of the bench, though, who\u2019s taking the brunt of the obloquy for the way that whole mess ended. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 July 2021",
"This kind of bitter obloquy can be found in the editorial pages of many global publications. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The only freedom and independence are in learning to be equally indifferent to both praise and obloquy . \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 27 Aug. 2019",
"Years later, Adams wrote that his decision \u2018procured me anxiety, and obloquy \u2026. \u2014 James Hohmann, Washington Post , 8 June 2018",
"The cross-dressing women were not often the target of obloquy or mockery. \u2014 Longreads , 8 May 2018",
"Years later, Adams wrote that his decision \u2018procured me anxiety, and obloquy \u2026. \u2014 James Hohmann, Washington Post , 8 June 2018",
"The cross-dressing women were not often the target of obloquy or mockery. \u2014 Longreads , 8 May 2018",
"The obloquy that would fall upon them for having done nothing could have cost many of them their seats\u2014and perhaps jeopardized their party\u2019s control of both chambers. \u2014 Elizabeth Drew, New Republic , 21 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English obloquie, obloqui, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French obloquie, borrowed from Late Latin obloquium, from obloqu\u012b \"to speak against, blame\" (going back to Latin, \"to break in on, interrupt,\" from ob- \"against\" + loqu\u012b \"to speak\") + Latin -ium, deverbal suffix of function or state \u2014 more at eloquent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-bl\u0259-kw\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obloquy abuse , vituperation , invective , obloquy , billingsgate mean vehemently expressed condemnation or disapproval. abuse , the most general term, usually implies the anger of the speaker and stresses the harshness of the language. scathing verbal abuse vituperation implies fluent and sustained abuse. a torrent of vituperation invective implies a comparable vehemence but suggests greater verbal and rhetorical skill and may apply to a public denunciation. blistering political invective obloquy suggests defamation and consequent shame and disgrace. subjected to obloquy and derision billingsgate implies practiced fluency and variety of profane or obscene abuse. directed a stream of billingsgate at the cabdriver",
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"billingsgate",
"fulmination",
"invective",
"scurrility",
"vitriol",
"vituperation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210715",
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}
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