obey

obey
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. See obedience. Ant., disobey.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To act in accordance with orders]
Syn. submit, answer to, respond, act, act on, bow to, surrender, yield, perform, do, carry out, attend to orders, do what one is told, accept, accord, consent, do what is expected of one, do one's duty, redeem one's pledge, do as one says, come at call, serve, concur, accede, assent, conform, acquiesce, mind, take orders, do the will of, do one's bidding, comply, fulfill, play second fiddle*; see also agree .
Ant. rebel*, disobey, mutiny.
2. [To act in accordance with a recognized principle]
Syn. live by, set one's course by, accept, agree, give allegiance to, be loyal to, reconcile, adjust, accommodate to, adopt, own, make one's own, abide by, hold fast, embrace, practice, adhere to, conform to, be devoted to, be attached to, serve, exercise; see also behave 2 , conform , follow 2 .
Ant. oppose*, refuse, cast off.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
comply, follow orders, acquiesce, submit, yield, mind, heed, abide, relent, concur, serve, do one's bidding, carry out one's wishes, toe the line, *bend over backwards, knuckle under.
ANT.: disobey, defy, rebel
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To act in conformity with: abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, follow, keep, mind, observe. Idiom: toe the line (or mark). See ACCEPT, SAME.

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