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withstand

English

Etymology

From Middle English withstanden, from Old English wiþstandan, equivalent to with- (“against”) +? stand. Compare Dutch weerstaan (“to withstand, repel”), German widerstehen (“to withstand, resist, defy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /w?ð?stænd/, /w???stænd/
  • Rhymes: -ænd
  • Hyphenation: with?stand

Verb

withstand (third-person singular simple present withstands, present participle withstanding, simple past and past participle withstood)

  1. (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
  2. To oppose (something) forcefully.

Derived terms

  • withstander

Related terms

  • notwithstanding
  • withstanding

Translations

withstand From the web:

  • what withstands lava
  • what withstands the internal pressure of the cell
  • what withstand mean
  • what withstand the test of time
  • withstand what does it mean
  • what can withstand lava
  • what can withstand a nuclear blast
  • what is withstand voltage

obstruct

English

Etymology

From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?st??kt/
  • Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed)

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  1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.
  3. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
  4. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:hinder

Derived terms

  • deobstruct
  • obstructed
  • obstructedly
  • unobstructed
  • unobstructedly

Related terms

Translations

obstruct From the web:

  • what obstructs marine flow
  • what obstruction means
  • what obstructive sleep apnea
  • what obstructs wifi signals
  • what obstruction of justice
  • what obstructive jaundice
  • what restrictions
  • what restrictions apply to provisional licenses
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