Difference between Obey and Comply

OBEY vs COMPLY: VERB

To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
Be obedient to
To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
To do as one is told.

To be courteous or obedient.
To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with.
To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
To act in accordance with another's command, request, rule, or wish.

To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of.
To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.

To submit (one's self).
To yield or give up; submit to power, authority, control, or influence; do as bidden or directed: as, will you obey? Formerly sometimes followed by to.
To comply with; carry out; perform; execute.
To comply with the wishes or commands of; submit to, as in duty bound; be subject to; serve with dutifulness.
To submit to the power, control, or influence of: as, a ship obeys her helm.

To be courteous, complaisant, or conciliatory.
To accommodate itself; accord; fit; conform: said of things.
To act in accordance with another's will or desire; yield in agreement or compliance: as, to comply with a command or request.
To caress; embrace; encircle.
To fulfil; perform or execute.

Respect, Implement, Conform, Fulfill, Respecting, Obedience, Behave, Observe, Follow, Uphold, Heed, Comply, Adhere, Abide, Disobey

Accordance, Implement, Obey, Compliant, Conform, Enforce, Abide, Compliance, Conform to, Abide by, Assent, Acquiesce, Follow, Accede, Adhere

Listen, Read, Bend, Respect, Implement, Conform, Obedience, Observe, Follow, Uphold, Heed, Comply, Adhere, Abide, Disobey

Satisfy, Accordance, Implement, Obey, Compliant, Conform, Enforce, Abide, Compliance, Conform to, Assent, Acquiesce, Follow, Accede, Adhere

The power to obey is actually in the one choosing to obey it and completely outside the law itself.
Horace Rumpole did not have to obey his wife, but he knew he had to obey her.
Danite band feel themselves as much bound to obey them as to obey the Supreme God.
Christians must sin in order to obey the law, then they must Obey God and be jailed if needed.
All events obey them, just as all operations with money obey the laws of arithmetic.
No one was forced or commanded to obey, as each has to obey willingly.
Obey Allah, and obey His Messenger and those who are in authority among you.
Eve: Adam, I now covenant to obey your law as you obey our Father.
People must be asked to obey laws that they can and will obey.
Obey me beelzebub obey me belfie obey me belphegor obey me fic sorry this is on a monday and not a friday.

Vonageto comply with Minnesota laws that regulated telephonecompanies.
Design should comply with the ACI Building Code.
The credit must comply with all consumer regulations.
Storage of containers shall comply with this paragraph.
My advice is to comply with such requests.
Do they have to comply with my request?
County was required to comply with this deadline.
Comply with the conditions on your study permit.
Employers who fail to comply, or fail to comply on time, or fail to properly document their compliance, will face stiff financial penalties.
The EHR must also comply, or be seeking to comply, with Federal meaningful use standards.