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Webster 1913 Edition


Disobey

Disˊo-bey′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disobeyed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Disobeying
.]
[F.
désobéir
; pref.
dés-
(L.
dis-
) +
obéir
. 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.

Disˊo-bey′

,
Verb.
I.
To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient.
He durst not know how to
disobey
.
Sir P. Sidney.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disobey

DISOBEY

,
Verb.
T.
[dis and obey.] To neglect or refuse to obey; to omit or refuse to do what is commanded, or to do what is forbid; to transgress or violate an order or injunction. Refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their maker and the laws; and we all disobey the precepts of the gospel. [The word is applicable both to the command and to the person commanding.]

Definition 2024


disobey

disobey

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disobey (third-person singular simple present disobeys, present participle disobeying, simple past and past participle disobeyed)

  1. (transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).
  2. (intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.

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