resist

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resist Definition

• (v) elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
• (v) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
• (v) express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
• (v) withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
• (v) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
• (v) refuse to comply

resist Synonyms

• balk
• baulk
• defy
• dissent
• fend
• hold out
• jib
• protest
• refuse
• reject
• resist
• stand
• stand firm
• withstand