Dis-obey
əˈbeɪ verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to neglect or refuse to obey.
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| —vb | |
| to neglect or refuse to obey (someone, an order, etc) | |
| diso'beyer | |
| —n | |
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Dis-obey
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disobey
late 14c., from O.Fr. desobeir (13c.), reformed with dis- from L.L. inobedire, a back formation from inobediens "not obeying," from L. in- "not" + prp. of obedire (see obey).
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