verb
elude, especially in a baffling way
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- This behavior defies explanation
verb
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
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verb
express opposition through action or words
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- dissent to the laws of the country
verb
withstand the force of something
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- The trees resisted her
- stand the test of time
- The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
verb
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
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- His body rejected the liver of the donor
verb
refuse to comply
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