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Disobey

//ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody). transitive

    "disobey the rules"

  2. 2
    refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient wordnet
  3. 3
    To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey. intransitive

    "The powerful Bene Gesserit sisterhood for ninety generations has been manipulating bloodlines to produce the Kwisatz Haderach, a superbeing. On Caladan, Jessica, a member of the sisterhood and the bound concubine of Duke Leto Atreides, had been ordered to bear only daughters. Because of her love for the duke, she disobeyed and gave birth to a son: Paul, Paul Atreides."

Etymology

From Old French desobeir.

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