Definition of obey

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Obey (v. t.) To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.

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Obeying :: Obeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obe.
Disobeyer :: Disobeyer (n.) One who disobeys.
Observe :: Observe (v. t.) To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe civility..
Listen :: Listen (v. i.) To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.
Obtemperate :: Obtemperate (v. t.) To obey.
Authority :: Authority (n.) The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority..
Disobedience :: Disobedience (n.) Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
Infringe :: Infringe (v. t.) To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract..
Danite :: Danite (n.) One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things..
Mutiny :: Mutiny (v. i.) To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority..
Obtemper :: Obtemper (v. t. & i.) To obey (a judgment or decree).
Disobedient :: Disobedient (a.) Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to persons and acts..
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
Lawbreaker :: Lawbreaker (n.) One who disobeys the law; a criminal.
Obeyingly :: Obeyingly (adv.) Obediently; submissively.
Mind :: Mind (n.) To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master..
Obedient :: Obedient (a.) Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command..
Nonobedience :: Nonobedience (n.) Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.
Disobey :: Disobey (v. t.) Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws..
Buxom :: Buxom (a.) Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble.
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