Disobeyed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disobeyed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Disobeying}.] [F. d['e]sob['e]ir; pref. d['e]s- (L.
     dis-) + ob['e]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.
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           Not to disobey her lord's behest.        --Tennyson.
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