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English verb: resist | |||
| 1. | resist (stative) elude, especially in a baffling way | ||
| Samples | This behavior defies explanation. | ||
| Synonyms | defy, refuse | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elude, escape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beggar | ||
| Antonyms | lend oneself, apply | ||
| 2. | resist (competition) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | ||
| Synonyms | hold out, stand firm, withstand | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | defy, hold, hold off, hold up, outbrave, remain firm, stand, stand out, stand up, withstand | ||
| Antonyms | surrender, give up | ||
| 3. | resist (social) express opposition through action or words | ||
| Samples | Dissent to the laws of the country. | ||
| Synonyms | dissent, protest | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contradict, controvert, oppose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arise, demonstrate, march, rebel, rebel, renegade, rise, rise up, strike, walk out | ||
| 4. | resist (competition) withstand the force of something | ||
| Samples | The trees resisted her. Stand the test of time. The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow. | ||
| Synonyms | fend, stand | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose | ||
| Verb group | remain firm, stand | ||
| 5. | resist (stative) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ | ||
| Samples | His body rejected the liver of the donor. | ||
| Synonyms | refuse, reject | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | react, respond | ||
| 6. | resist (social) refuse to comply | ||
| Examples | They resist moving | ||
| Synonyms | balk, baulk, jib | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disobey | ||
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