disobey : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disobey	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for disobey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disobey v refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" Antonym(s): obey
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disobey \Dis`obey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disobeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disobeying}.] [F. d[82]sob[82]ir; pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + ob[82]ir. See {Obey}, and cf. {Disobedient}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. i. To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. He durst not know how to disobey. --Sir P. Sidney.