oblige

If state legislatures had been permitted to wrangle over abortion, Americans would have been obliged to argue with each other like grown-ups about its moral import and practical effects.

I duck across the street in a baseball cap to oblige my 11-year-old’s plea to avoid her bus stop.

It has said that as the occupying power, Israel is obliged under international law to ensure sufficient food and medical supplies reach Gaza's population.

While she is not obliged to, Gisèle too will attend the proceedings.

Sitting on a lawn under a shade tree, 87-year-old Ron Nelson graciously obliged when asked by yet another stranger for his recollection of that day.