adhere to an obligation
verb
Roget 926:
be the duty of;
be incumbent
etc.
adj..
on,
be responsible
etc.
adj.;
behoove,
become,
befit,
beseem;
belong to,
pertain to;
fall to one's lot;
devolve on;
lie upon,
lie on one's head,
lie at one's door;
rest with,
rest on the shoulders of.
take upon oneself
etc.
(promise)
768;
be bound to,
become bound to,
be sponsor for,
become sponsor for;
incur a responsibility
etc.
n.;
be under an obligation,
stand under an obligation,
lie under an obligation;
have to answer for,
owe to it oneself.
impose a duty,
etc.
n.;
enjoin,
require,
exact;
bind,
bind over;
saddle with,
prescribe,
assign,
call upon,
look to,
oblige.
enter upon a duty,
perform a duty,
observe a duty,
fulfill a duty,
discharge a duty,
adhere to a duty,
acquit oneself of a duty,
satisfy a duty,
enter upon an obligation,
perform an obligation,
observe an obligation,
fulfill an obligation,
discharge an obligation,
adhere to an obligation,
acquit oneself of an obligation,
satisfy an obligation;
act one's part,
redeem one's pledge,
do justice to,
be at one's post;
do duty;
do one's duty
etc.
(be virtuous)
944.
be on one's good behavior,
mind one's P's and Q's.
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