resist

verbs

elude, especially in a baffling way

"This behavior defies explanation"

defy, refuse, resist

stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand

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express opposition through action or words

"dissent to the laws of the country"

dissent, protest, resist

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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"

fend, resist, stand

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resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

"His body rejected the liver of the donor"

refuse, reject, resist

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refuse to comply

balk, baulk, jib, resist

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