resist
/rɪzˈɪst/
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Definitions
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elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
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stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
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express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
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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"
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resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
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refuse to comply