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resist
[ ri-zist ]
verb (used with object)
- to withstand, strive against, or oppose:
to resist infection; to resist temptation.
Synonyms: , ,
- to withstand the action or effect of:
to resist spoilage.
- to refrain or abstain from, especially with difficulty or reluctance:
They couldn't resist the chocolates.
verb (used without object)
- to make a stand or make efforts in opposition; act in opposition; offer resistance.
noun
- a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- Textiles. a chemically inert substance used in resist printing.
resist
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to stand firm (against); not yield (to); fight (against)
- tr to withstand the deleterious action of; be proof against
to resist corrosion
- tr to oppose; refuse to accept or comply with
to resist the introduction of new technology
to resist arrest
- tr to refrain from, esp in spite of temptation (esp in the phrases cannot or could not resist ( something ))
noun
- a substance used to protect something, esp a coating that prevents corrosion
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, adjective
- ˈپ, adverb
- ˈٱ, noun
- ˌپˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·İ noun
- ·iԲ· adverb
- t·· verb
- ԴDzr·iԲ adjective
- v·· verb
- ܲȴ-·Ļ adjective
- ܲr·Ļ adjective
- ܲr·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of resist1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The men, wearing civilian clothing, pulled the woman from her seat and carried her out of the building by her arms and feet as she resisted and repeatedly asked who they were.
While Henry tries to resist the dark forces running riot inside him, Patty obsesses about finding the mother who abandoned her, or so she’s been led to believe.
The trip was aimed to boost ties with the region and encourage those nations to resist what he called "unilateral bullying" by the US.
Finally, citizens in local communities — rural, suburban, and urban — throughout the nation are also resisting the Trump administration’s reckless dismantling of federal agencies that support inclusive and humanistic participatory democracy.
He resisted the ordination of women, declaring that Pope John Paul II had once and for all ruled out the possibility.
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