DISOBEYED

Verb

disobeyed

simple past tense and past participle of disobey

Source: Wiktionary


DISOBEY

Dis`o*bey", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disobeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disobeying.] Etym: [F. désobéir; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + obéir. See Obey, and cf. Disobedient.]

Definition: 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.

Dis`o*bey", v. i.

Definition: To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. He durst not know how to disobey. Sir P. Sidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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