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#1 resist v. [defy, refuse] elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation". wn
#2 resist v. [hold out, withstand, stand firm] stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. wn
#3 resist v. [protest, dissent] express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country". wn
#4 resist v. [stand, fend] 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". wn
#5 resist v. [reject, refuse] resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor". wn
#2 resist v. [hold out, withstand, stand firm] stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. wn
#3 resist v. [protest, dissent] express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country". wn
#4 resist v. [stand, fend] 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". wn
#5 resist v. [reject, refuse] resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor". wn
