resist
pronunciation
How to pronounce resist in British English:
UK [rɪˈzɪst]
How to pronounce resist in American English:
US [rɪˈzɪst]
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- Verb:
- elude, especially in a baffling way
- stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- express opposition through action or words
- withstand the force of something
- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- refuse to comply
Word Origin
- resist
- resist: see statue
- resist (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French resister "hold out against" (14c.), from Latin resistere "to make a stand against, oppose; to stand back; withstand," from re- "against" (see re-) + sistere "take a stand, stand firm" (see assist). Related: Resisted; resisting.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The starting point is planting varieties that resist disease .
- 2. They grab jake , who doesn 't resist .
- 3. The germans are also right to resist eurobonds .
- 4. Holders of glencore should normally resist dilution .
- 5. How can we resist the devil ?