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RESIST
resist, stand, fend
(verb) 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”
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
(verb) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
protest, resist, dissent
(verb) express opposition through action or words; “dissent to the laws of the country”
resist, balk, baulk, jib
(verb) refuse to comply
defy, resist, refuse
(verb) elude, especially in a baffling way; “This behavior defies explanation”
resist, reject, refuse
(verb) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; “His body rejected the liver of the donor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
resist (third-person singular simple present resists, present participle resisting, simple past and past participle resisted)
(transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
(transitive) To withstand the actions of.
(intransitive) To oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To be distasteful to.
Usage notes
• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See English catenative verbs
Synonyms
• gainstay
• oppose
• withset
Antonyms
• obey
• submit
Noun
resist (countable and uncountable, plural resists)
A protective coating or covering.
Anagrams
• Istres, Reists, Sister, reists, resits, restis, risest, sister
Source: Wiktionary
Re*sist" (r-zstt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Resisting.] Etym: [F. résister, L. resistere, pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See Stand.]
1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct. That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. Milton.
2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. God resisteth the proud. James iv. 6. Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. Milton.
3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.
4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn.
– To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint.
Re*sist", v. i.
Definition: To make opposition. Shak.
Re*sist", n. (Calico Printing)
Definition: A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers.. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes. F. C. Calvert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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