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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Disobeying :: Disobeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disobe.
Obedient :: Obedient (a.) Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command..
Infringe :: Infringe (v. t.) To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract..
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..
Disobedience :: Disobedience (n.) Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
Complier :: Complier (n.) One who complies, yields, or obeys; one of an easy, yielding temper..
Obeyingly :: Obeyingly (adv.) Obediently; submissively.
Obtemper :: Obtemper (v. t. & i.) To obey (a judgment or decree).
Mind :: Mind (n.) To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master..
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm..
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. i.) To give obedience.
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
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..
Disobeyer :: Disobeyer (n.) One who disobeys.
Obeisant :: Obeisant (a.) Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely submissive..
Disobeyed :: Disobeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Disobe.
Obtemperate :: Obtemperate (v. t.) To obey.
Obeying :: Obeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obe.
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