Definition of obey

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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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Nonobedience :: Nonobedience (n.) Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.
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..
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily..
Obtemperate :: Obtemperate (v. t.) To obey.
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..
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..
Disobeyed :: Disobeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Disobe.
Obeisant :: Obeisant (a.) Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely submissive..
Disobeying :: Disobeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disobe.
Obeying :: Obeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obe.
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..
Monition :: Monition (n.) An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law.
Disobedience :: Disobedience (n.) Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
Obedience :: Obedience (n.) The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control..
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.
Buxom :: Buxom (a.) Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble.
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
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