Dis/o-blĭge', v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISOBLIGED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISOBLIGING.] [Prefix dis and oblige, q. v.; Fr. désobliger, It. disobligare.]
Sense 1. To do an act which contravenes the will or desires of; to offend by an act of unkindness or incivility; to injure in a slight degree; to refuse civility to; to displease; to be unaccommodating to.
My plan has given offense to some gentlemen, whom it would not be very safe to disoblige. Addison.
Sense 2. To release from obligation. [Obs.]
Absolving and disobliging from a more general command for some just and reasonable cause. Milton.