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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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| Definition of 'defy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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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