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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disobeyed}; p. pr & vb n. {Disobeying}.] [F. d['e]sob['e]ir; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + ob['e]ir. See {Obey}, and cf {Disobedient}.] 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. Not to disobey her lord's behest. --Tennyson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. i. To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. He durst not know how to disobey. --Sir P. Sidney. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disobey v : refuse to go along with refuse to follow be disobedient; "He disobeyed his superviser and was fired" [ant: {obey}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: DISOBEY, v.t. To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command. His right to govern me is clear as day My duty manifest to disobey; And if that fit observance e'er I shut May I and duty be alike undone. Israfel Brown
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