Obey and Submit

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Obey

Obey verb - To act according to the commands of.

Usage example: most people obey the law and wear their seat belts

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Submit is a synonym for obey in action topic. In some cases you can use "Submit" instead a verb "Obey", when it comes to topics like observe, conform, yield.

Nearby Word: obeying

Submit

Submit verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).

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Obey is a synonym for submit in observe topic. You can use "Obey" instead a verb "Submit", if it concerns topics such as comply, yield.

Nearby Words: submission, submitted, submitting

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request	obey request	submit request
order	obey order	submit order
way	obey way	submit way
rule	obey rule	submit rule
Other words: orders, suggestions, husbands.

Both words in one sentence

They're not technically bound to obey his orders, since they were trying to use this trope and stage a coup, but they submit.

Source: Asskicking Equals Authority
Subliminal Seduction: Billboards and signs will transform into messages saying things like "consume, submit, obey" when the world shifts into Limbo.

Source: Video Game / DmC: Devil May Cry
She gives an earnest and unequivocal speech at the end in which she says that wives should obey their husbands and submit to their will.

Source: Property of Love

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