Definition of 'resist'

Verb

1. elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
      Synonyms: defy refuse
      Antonyms: lend oneself apply
2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
      Synonyms: hold out withstand stand firm
      Antonyms: surrender give up
3. express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
      Synonyms: protest 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"
      Synonyms: stand fend
5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
      Synonyms: reject refuse
6. refuse to comply
      Synonyms: balk baulk jib

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