obey

 
Pronunciation: /ə(ʊ)ˈbeɪ/

verb

[with object]
  • submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law): I always obey my father
  • carry out (a command or instruction): the officer was convicted for refusing to obey orders [no object]: when the order was repeated, he refused to obey
  • behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc.): the universe was complex but it obeyed certain rules

Derivatives

obeyer

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- 'in the direction of' + audire 'hear'