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resist
English
Etymology
From Middle English resisten, from Old French resistre, Middle French resister, and their source, Latin resistere, from re- + sistere (“cause to stand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???z?st/, /???z?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
- Hyphenation: re?sist
Verb
resist (third-person singular simple present resists, present participle resisting, simple past and past participle resisted)
- (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
- (transitive) To withstand the actions of.
- (intransitive) To oppose.
- (transitive, obsolete) To be distasteful to.
- 1608, William Shakespeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, II. iii. 29:
- These cates resist me,
- 1608, William Shakespeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, II. iii. 29:
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Derived terms
- resistance
- resistless
Synonyms
- gainstay
- oppose
- withset
Antonyms
- obey
- submit
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
resist (countable and uncountable, plural resists)
- A protective coating or covering.
Translations
Derived terms
- resist work
References
Anagrams
- Istres, Reists, Sister, reists, resits, restis, risest, sister
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outhold
English
Etymology
From Middle English outholden, equivalent to out- +? hold. Cognate with Scots outhald (“to outhold”).
Verb
outhold (third-person singular simple present outholds, present participle outholding, simple past outheld, past participle outheld or (obsolete) outholden)
- (Britain dialectal) To hold out; extend.
- (Britain dialectal) To hold out, endure; resist, withstand; keep out by force, exclude.
- To hold better than someone or something else.
- This new tack outholds the older one.
- (poker) To hold longer than another player.
Anagrams
- hold out, holdout
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