Definition of obey

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Obey (v. t.) To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm..

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Obeyer :: Obeyer (n.) One who yields obedience.
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..
Disobeyed :: Disobeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Disobe.
Obedient :: Obedient (a.) Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command..
Listen :: Listen (v. i.) To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.
Nonobedience :: Nonobedience (n.) Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.
Gravitate :: Gravitate (v. i.) To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force Or pressure, or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend in any direction or toward any object..
Complier :: Complier (n.) One who complies, yields, or obeys; one of an easy, yielding temper..
Obeyed :: Obeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Obe.
Disobeyer :: Disobeyer (n.) One who disobeys.
Danite :: Danite (n.) One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things..
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..
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm..
Obtemperate :: Obtemperate (v. t.) To obey.
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..
Obey :: Obey (v. i.) To give obedience.
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..
Mind :: Mind (v. i.) To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well..
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..
Obeying :: Obeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obe.
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