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1. (v.t.) defy
to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly.
2. defy
to offer effective resistance to:
This fort defies attack.
3. defy
to challenge (a person) to do something deemed impossible.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF desfier=des-dis -1+fier to trust < VL *fīdāre, var. of L fīdere)
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1. (verb) defy, withstand, hold, hold up
resist or confront with resistance
"The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
2. (verb) defy, resist, refuse
elude, especially in a baffling way
"This behavior defies explanation"
3. (verb) defy, dare
challenge
"I dare you!"
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1. (verb) defy
deliberately disobey
countries that have defied international treaties
2. defy
to behave in opposition to natural laws
to defy the law of gravity
3. defy
defy explanation/description/belief etc.
to be very difficult to explain, describe, etc.
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| Definition of 'defy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) defy
a challenge
2. (verb) defy
to renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce
3. (verb) defy
to provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion
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Sense: to dare (someone to act); to challenge
I defy you to try and stop me!
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 Afrikaans: uitdaag |
 Arabic: يَتَحَدّى |
 Bulgarian: предизвиквам |
 Brazilian: desafiar |
 Czech: vyzvat |
 German: herausfordern |
 Danish: udfordre |
 Greek: προκαλώ |
 Spanish: desafiar |
 Estonian: välja kutsuma |
 Farsi: به مبارزه طلبیدن |
 Finnish: yllyttää |
 French: défier |
 Hebrew: לְסָרֵב |
 Hindi: चुनौती देना |
 Croatian: prkositi, opirati se |
 Hungarian: kihív |
 Indonesian: menantang |
 Icelandic: skoraá, ögra |
 Italian: sfidare |
 Japanese: 挑戦する |
 Korean: 무시하다 |
 Lithuanian: skatinti |
 Latvian: izaicināt |
 Malay: cabar |
 Dutch: uitdagen |
 Norwegian: trasse, trosse, utfordre |
 Polish: wyzywać |
 Persian: به مبارزه طلبیدن |
 Pashto: جګړې ته لمسول، شخړې ته پا |
 Portuguese: desafiar |
 Romanian: a desfide; a provoca |
 Russian: бросать вызов |
 Slovak: vyzvať |
 Slovenian: izzivati |
 Serbian: izazivati |
 Swedish: utmana |
 Thai: ท้า |
 Turkish: meydan okuma |
 Taiwanese: 挑起，激起 |
 Ukrainian: кидати виклик |
 Urdu: للکرنا |
 Vietnamese: bất chấp |
 Chinese: 挑起，激起 |
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