Meaning disobey
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disobey


late 14c., from Old French desobeir (13c.) "disobey; refuse service or homage," from Vulgar Latin *disoboedire, reformed with dis- from Late Latin inobedire, a back-formation from inobediens [..]
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disobey


(v) refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
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disobey


(transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody). (intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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disobey


lang=en 1600s=1678 |1800s=1818 * '''1678''' — . ''''. *: He told me, moreover, that there to go was the way to disobey all my friends, as Pride, Arrogancy, Self-conceit, Worldly-glory, with others [..]
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