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Obey

To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.

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Adapt 76% connected

Fitted; suited.

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Adjust 76% connected

To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a stan…

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Conform 76% connected

Of the same form; similar in import; conformable.

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Manner of action 5

Comply 76% connected

To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with.

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Follow 76% connected

To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Heed 76% connected

To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

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Listen 76% connected

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

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Mind 76% connected

The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritu…

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Obedience 74% connected

The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Obedience 74% connected

The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Obedient 74% connected

Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

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Obedient 74% connected

Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

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Disobey 94% connected

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,…

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Disobey 94% connected

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,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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