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disobey definition

dis·obey (dis′ō bā′, -ə bā′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to refuse or fail to obey

Etymology: ME disobeien < OFr desobeir: see dis- & obey

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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