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Resist   /rɪzˈɪst/  /rizˈɪst/   Listen
Resist

verb
(past & past part. resisted; pres. part. resisting)
1.
Elude, especially in a baffling way.  Synonyms: defy, refuse.
2.
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something.  Synonyms: hold out, stand firm, withstand.
3.
Express opposition through action or words.  Synonyms: dissent, protest.
4.
Withstand the force of something.  Synonyms: fend, stand.  "Stand the test of time" , "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
5.
Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ.  Synonyms: refuse, reject.
6.
Refuse to comply.  Synonyms: balk, baulk, jib.



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"Resist" Quotes from Famous Books



... would not consent to go. She knew that her presence would encourage the garrison to resist to the utmost. I would very much rather for her sake, and especially for that of her niece, that she had gone at once to a place of safety. As, however, I must, at all events, be a non-combatant, I felt that I could remain by their side and aid their escape. The better to be able to do this, ...
— Hurricane Hurry • W.H.G. Kingston

... all, as thou sayest, I think he has the wrong name; for he is so bold as to follow us in the streets, and to attempt to put us to shame before all men: that is, to make us ashamed of that which is good; but if he was not himself audacious, he would never attempt to do as he does. But let us still resist him; for notwithstanding all his bravadoes, he promoteth the fool and none else. "The wise shall inherit glory, said Solomon, but shame shall be the promotion of ...
— The Pilgrim's Progress - From this world to that which is to come. • John Bunyan

... stronger and firmer. There was no longer any talk of sweeping the Prussians out of France, no longer was it an article of faith that Paris would be saved; but the thought of surrender was farther than ever from men's minds. Paris would resist to the last. She would give time to France to reorganize herself, and would set such an example of devotion and patience under suffering, that when at last famine forced her to surrender, the world should at ...
— A Girl of the Commune • George Alfred Henty

... started, and I put on a light coat, purchased in London, and recommended in the advertisement as being "light in texture, gentlemanly in appearance, and impervious to wet," with strong doubts of its power to resist a Norwegian rain. Fortunately, it was not put to a severe test; we had passing showers only, heavy, though short. The country, between the Randsfjord and the Miosen Lake was open and rolling, everywhere under cultivation, and apparently rich and prosperous. Our road was admirable, and ...
— Northern Travel - Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland • Bayard Taylor

... case of emergency," said Ajo, taking his place. Dr. Gys, Dr. Kelsey and the three girls sat inside. Patsy had implored Uncle John not to go on this preliminary expedition and he had hesitated until the last moment; but the temptation was too strong to resist and even as the wheels started to revolve he sprang in and closed the door ...
— Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross • Edith Van Dyne


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