Obey — Defs

01 v. t. To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.

imp. & p. p. Obeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Obeying

1.
To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord.” — Eph. vi. 1.

“Was she the God, that her thou didst obey?” — Milton.
2.
To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
“My will obeyed his will.” — Chaucer.

“Afric and India shall his power obey.” — Dryden.
3.
To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.

02 v. i. To give obedience.