resist
- 1) verb, to stand firm (against); not yield (to); fight (against)
- 2) verb, to withstand the deleterious action of; be proof against
- 3) verb, to oppose; refuse to accept or comply with
- 4) verb, to refrain from, esp in spite of temptation (esp in the phrases cannot or could not resist (something))
- 5) noun, a substance used to protect something, esp a coating that prevents corrosion
Etymology
C14: from Latin resistere to stand still, oppose, from re- + sistere to stand firm
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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refuse, refuse, oppose, fight, check, weather, dispute, confront, combat, defy, curb, thwart, hinder, counteract, countervail, fight, avoid, turn down, keep from, forgo, forbear, withstand, repel