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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Disobey

/dĭsˌ-əb-ā'/ · Dis·o·bey · IPA /ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ/
01 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); t…
imp. & p. p. Disobeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disobeying
  1. 1.
    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.
02 v. i. To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient.
  1. 1.
    To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient.
    “He durst not know how to disobey.” Sir P. Sidney.