Definition of obey

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

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Obeyed :: Obeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Obe.
Disobedience :: Disobedience (n.) Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
Hear :: Hear (v. t.) To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow..
Listen :: Listen (v. i.) To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.
Disobeying :: Disobeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disobe.
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..
Disobeyed :: Disobeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Disobe.
Lawbreaker :: Lawbreaker (n.) One who disobeys the law; a criminal.
Hearken :: Hearken (v. i.) To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply..
Obeyingly :: Obeyingly (adv.) Obediently; submissively.
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..
Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.; specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship..
Follow :: Follow (v. t.) To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice..
Obeisant :: Obeisant (a.) Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely submissive..
Disobey :: Disobey (v. i.) To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient.
Obtemper :: Obtemper (v. t. & i.) To obey (a judgment or decree).
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..
Obeyer :: Obeyer (n.) One who yields obedience.
Disobeyer :: Disobeyer (n.) One who disobeys.
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
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