OBEY

[verb] - to act according to (what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority), or to act according to (what you are expected to do in relation to a rule, law, etc.)The soldiers refused to obey (orders). [I or T]They are countries which don't obey the rules of international law. [T]Falling objects obey the law of gravity. [T](figurative) After 19 miles she dropped out of the race because her legs just wouldn't obey her any longer (= she could no longer run). [T]See also obedient.