how to pronounce обязать

/ɐbʲɪˈzatʲ/

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обязать is pronounced in three syllables

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bʲ

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tʲ

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An example use of обязать in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… может обязать своих сотрудников вот …”

meanings of обязать

verb:

To oblige, to bind.

обязать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word обязать occurs in russian on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.