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resist
'resist' - used as a verb
1. elude, especially in a baffling way
2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
3. express opposition through action or words
4. withstand the force of something
The trees resisted her
5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
6. refuse to comply

derived forms
1. Resist / Past
resisted
2. Resist / Third Person
resists
3. Resist / Present Participle
resisting
Variations of 'resist'
 
Antonym
  • surrender
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