re·sist  /rɪˈzɪst/

verb

1. elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"

synset: defy, resist, refuse

antonym: lend_oneself, apply

2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

synset: resist, hold_out, withstand, stand_firm

antonym: surrender, give_up

3. express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

synset: protest, resist, dissent

4. 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"

synset: resist, stand, fend

5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

synset: resist, reject, refuse

6. refuse to comply

synset: resist, balk, baulk, jib

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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