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   obey

   /ə(ʊ)ˈbeɪ/

   verb

   • 1. submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law): "I always obey my father" Similar do what someone saystake/accept orders fromcarry out/follow the orders ofbe dutiful toheedsubmit todefer tobe ruled bybow togive way/in toyield tosurrender totruckle tocomply withadhere toobserveabide byact in accordance withconform torespectacquiesce inconsent toagree tofollowacceptkeep tostick toplay it by the booktoe the lineOpposite disobeydefycontravene
   • ▪ carry out (a command or instruction): "the officer was convicted for refusing to obey orders" Similar carry outperformact onexecutedischargeput into effectimplementfulfilmeet
   • ▪ behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc.): "the universe was complex but it obeyed certain rules"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obeyer noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • O

     1

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • Y

     4

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