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resist

re·sist

UK/ɹəˈzəst/ US/ɹɪˈzɪst/ common

verb

1.

elude, especially in a baffling way

  • “This behavior defies explanation”
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3.

express opposition through action or words

  • “dissent to the laws of the country”
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4.

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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5.

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

  • “His body rejected the liver of the donor”
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Origin

From Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister and Old French resistre, and their source, Latin resistere, from re- + sistere (“cause to stand”).

Phrases

  • resisting arrest

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