Obeying

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

  Obey \O*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Obeying}.] [OE. obeyen, F. ob['e]ir, fr. L. obedire,
     oboedire; ob (see Ob-) + audire to hear. See {Audible}, and
     cf. {Obeisance}.]
     1. To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield
        submission to; to comply with the orders of.


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              Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi.
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              Was she the God, that her thou didst obey? --Milton.
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     2. To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
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              My will obeyed his will.              --Chaucer.
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              Afric and India shall his power obey. --Dryden.
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     3. To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a
        ship obeys her helm.
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