Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oblige.(verb)
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Use "obliges" in a sentence
"Vertical once again obliges the audience for such comics with the first volume of Black Jack, featuring hyperactive medical madness."
"The Latin custom of repeating the same word obliges the author, having once said _alia_, to use _alii_, which, strictly speaking, should be _alteri_, as he is speaking of only two persons."
"I do not imagine that a recall obliges you to return home; whether you could get your appointments continued is very different."