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resist::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hold out, stand firm, withstand |
| Type of | oppose, fight down, fight back, defend, fight |
| Has types | hold up, hold, outbrave, remain firm, withstand, defy, stand, stand out, stand up, hold off |
| Derivation | resistance, resistant, resistive |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fend, stand |
| Type of | fight, oppose, fight down, defend, fight back |
| Verb group | remain firm, stand |
| Derivation | resistant |
The trees resisted her.
resist::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dissent, protest |
| Type of | contradict, controvert, oppose |
| Has types | renegade, rebel, arise, march, walk out, strike, rise up, demonstrate, rise |
| Derivation | resistive, resistant |
Examples of resist
resist
In this iteration pushy blondes come on to him, and he ruefully fails to resist.
From the tv.nytimes.com
It's up to Chairman Dan Akerson to resist the temptation to repeat that mistake.
From the freep.com
Faced with a constant supply and access, no dog will be able to resist for long.
From the sacbee.com
He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.
From the hecklerspray.com
First of all, I really can't resist any opportunity for some great alliteration.
From the theepochtimes.com
However, the opportunity to side with Cowell has proved too difficult to resist.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
He's trying to develop a tomato that can resist a disease called bacterial spot.
From the dispatch.com
My horse, acting on instinct, began to canter, and this time I forgot to resist.
From the timesunion.com
We should politely but firmly resist those who tell us this is not our business.
From the online.wsj.com
- Defy: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
- Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- Protest: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
- 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"
- Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
- Refuse to comply
- In semiconductor fabrication, "resist" refers to both: # A thin layer used to transfer a circuit pattern to the semiconductor substrate which it is deposited upon. ...
- RESIST is the name of an electoral list formed as a result of the coalition between Marxist-Leninist Workers Party of Belgium (PTB) and Pan-Arabist Arab European League (AEL) for the 2003 federal election in the Flemish Region.
- Resist is the 2001 debut album of Kosheen, a drum and bass trio from Bristol, England. The album was first released on June 25, 2001 in the Benelux countries as a Benelux Limited Edition by Moksha Records. The U.K. edition was released in September as a sixteen-track record by Sony BMG. ...
