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Definitions of 'defy' Wordnet 

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!"


Definitions of 'defy' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

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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