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1. (v.t.) resist
to withstand, strive against, or oppose.
2. resist
to withstand the action or effect of.
3. resist
to refrain or abstain from, esp. with difficulty:
They couldn't resist the chocolates.
4. (v.i.) resist
to act or make efforts in opposition.
5. (n.) resist
a substance that prevents or inhibits an effect, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
6. resist
a dye-resistant substance applied to specific areas of a fabric before its immersion in a dye bath and afterward removed, creating a pattern on a colored ground.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME (v.) < L resistere to remain standing =re-re - +sistere to cause to stand, akin to stāre to stand)
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1. (verb) defy, resist, refuse
elude, especially in a baffling way
"This behavior defies explanation"
2. (verb) resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
3. (verb) protest, resist, dissent
express opposition through action or words
"dissent to the laws of the country"
4. (verb) resist, 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"
5. (verb) resist, reject, refuse
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
6. (verb) resist, balk, baulk, jib
refuse to comply
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1. (verb) resist
≠ give in
I really wanted the chocolate, but I resisted.; Try to resist the temptation to spend more money.
2. resist
≠ surrender
If they resisted capture they would be shot.
3. resist
to oppose or challenge
to resist arrest
4. resist
to not be harmed or damaged
A stronger roof could have resisted the storm.
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1. (noun) resist
a substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers.. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes
2. (verb) resist
to stand against; to withstand; to obstruct
3. (verb) resist
to strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose
4. (verb) resist
to counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction
5. (verb) resist
to be distasteful to
6. (verb) resist
to make opposition
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Sense: to fight against, usually successfully
The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.
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 Afrikaans: weerstaan |
 Arabic: يُقاوِم العَدو |
 Bulgarian: съпротивлявам се |
 Brazilian: resistir a |
 Czech: odolat, vzdorovat |
 German: widerstehen |
 Danish: modsætte sig; modstå |
 Greek: αντιστέκομαι σε |
 Spanish: resistir (a) |
 Estonian: vastupanu osutama |
 Farsi: مقاومت کردن؛ خودداری کردن |
 Finnish: vastustaa |
 French: résister (à) |
 Hebrew: לְהִתנַגֵד |
 Hindi: प्रतिरोध करना |
 Croatian: odupirati se |
 Hungarian: ellenáll |
 Indonesian: melawan |
 Icelandic: veita viðnám |
 Italian: resistere |
 Japanese: 抵抗する |
 Korean: 대항하다 |
 Lithuanian: atremti, pasipriešinti, p |
 Latvian: pretoties |
 Malay: melawan |
 Dutch: weerstand bieden aan |
 Norwegian: stå imot, motsette seg |
 Polish: odeprzeć, opierać się |
 Persian: مقاومت کردن؛ خودداری کردن |
 Pashto: ټينګاركول، مقاومت كول: مق |
 Portuguese: resistir a |
 Romanian: a rezista (cu) |
 Russian: сопротивляться |
 Slovak: odolať, vzdorovať |
 Slovenian: upirati se |
 Serbian: opirati se |
 Swedish: stå emot, göra motstånd m |
 Thai: ต่อต้าน |
 Turkish: karşı durmak |
 Taiwanese: 抵抗 |
 Ukrainian: протистояти; устояти прот |
 Urdu: مقابلہ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: chống lại |
 Chinese: 抵抗 |
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