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Obese vs Obey - What's the difference?

obese | obey |

As an adjective obese

is obese.

As a noun obese

is an obese person.

As a verb obey is

to do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

obese

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.

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    Derived terms

    * obesity * obeses

    Phrases

    * morbidly obese * super obese

    See also

    * fat ----

    obey

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
  • To do as one is told.
  • (obsolete) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.iv:
    • They were all taught by Triton, to obay / To the long raynes, at her commaundement [...].

    Antonyms

    * disobey * defy * rebel * resist * violate (especially rules )

    Related terms

    * obedience * obedient

    External links

    * * 1000 English basic words