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resist
verb(re-sist)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Synonyms: hold out, stand firm, withstand,
Antonyms: surrender,
resist
verb(re-sist)
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Synonyms: refuse, reject,
resist
verb(re-sist)
withstand the force of something
Synonyms: fend, stand,
Examples:
The trees resisted her.
resist
verb(re-sist)
elude, especially in a baffling way
Synonyms: defy, refuse,
resist
verb(re-sist)
express opposition through action or words
Synonyms: dissent, protest,
resist
verb(re-sist)
refuse to comply
Synonyms: balk, baulk, jib,

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