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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 51Թ Forms
- ·İ noun
- ·iԲ· adverb
- t·· verb
- ԴDzr·iԲ adjective
- v·· verb
- ܲȴ-·Ļ adjective
- ܲr·Ļ adjective
- ܲr·iԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of resist1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She resists, against the wishes of her son.
Salon: Are there any lessons you think from the example of the abolitionists or the suffragists that people trying to resist the current backlash could take inspiration from?
An acrimonious boardroom battle led to Prince Harry, his co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and trustees resigning from their roles after Ms Chandauka had resisted attempts to remove her as chair.
This “immune amnesia,” physicians say, leaves patients vulnerable to reccurrences of diseases their immune cells were previously able to resist.
This was thanks in no small part to the beach volleyball scene, in which Kilmer oozed the sort of hunky machismo that’s even more beguiling the more you try to resist it.
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