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disobey

dis·o·bey [ dìssə báy ] (past and past participle dis·o·beyed, present participle dis·o·bey·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·o·beys)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
fail to obey: to refuse or fail to obey a rule, instruction, or authority, or somebody giving an instruction or in authority

[14th century. Via French désobéir< assumed Vulgar Latin desobedir< Latin oboedire (see obey)]

dis·o·bey·er noun
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