verpflichten meaning and definition in german

Verb

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third-person singular simple present verpflichtet, past tense verpflichtete, past participle verpflichtet, auxiliary haben

1. to oblige somebody, make somebody promise
2. to commit, to oblige
3. to oblige, to swear, to be sworn
4. to engage
5. legal to bind somebody by contract, to oblige somebody

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1. to be an obligation
2. reflexive to undertake (to commit oneself to an obligation)