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WITHSTANDING
Verb
withstanding
present participle of withstand
Source: Wiktionary
WITHSTAND
With*stand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withstood; p. pr. & vb. n. Withstanding.] Etym: [AS. wiedhstandan. See With, prep., and Stand.]
Definition: To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. Piers Plowman. I withstood him to the face. Gal. ii. 11. Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast. The little tyrant of his fields withstood. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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