Resist Definition
rĭ-zĭst
resisted, resisting, resists
verb
resisted, resisting, resists
To withstand; oppose; fend off; stand firm against; withstand the action of.
Webster's New World
To take action to defeat or thwart (an invading or occupying military force).
American Heritage
To oppose actively; fight, argue, or work against.
Webster's New World
To remain unaltered, undamaged, or unaffected by; withstand.
A crank that resists torque; a material that resists solar degradation.
American Heritage
To refuse to cooperate with, submit to, etc.
To resist conscription.
Webster's New World
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noun
resists
A substance that resists, esp. something applied as a protective coating.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Resist
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Middle English resisten from Old French resister from Latin resistere re- re- sistere to place stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman resistre, Middle French resister, and their source, Latin resistere, from re- + sistere (“cause to stand").
From Wiktionary
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