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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Infringe :: Infringe (v. t.) To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract..
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm..
Disobeyer :: Disobeyer (n.) One who disobeys.
Obedient :: Obedient (a.) Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command..
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..
Obeyingly :: Obeyingly (adv.) Obediently; submissively.
Mind :: Mind (v. i.) To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well..
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
Disobedience :: Disobedience (n.) Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
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..
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..
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..
Obeyer :: Obeyer (n.) One who yields obedience.
Obeying :: Obeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obe.
Danite :: Danite (n.) One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things..
Obtemperate :: Obtemperate (v. t.) To obey.
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..
Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily..
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..
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