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disobey(dictionary)

disobey (iou)



disobey verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French desobeir from Proto-Romance alt. of ecclesiastical Latin inoboedire, from Latin oboedire OBEY: see DIS- 2.]
verb intrans. Be disobedient; show disobedience (to an authority). LME.
verb trans. Act in violation of the orders of (a person, a law, etc.); refuse or neglect to obey. LME.
disobeyer noun (a) gen. a person who disobeys; (b) spec. a recusant, a rebel: LME.