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    • resist :elude, especially in a baffling way
      • This behavior defies explanation

    • resist :express opposition through action or words
      • dissent to the laws of the country

    • resist :withstand the force of something
      • The trees resisted her|stand the test of time|The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow

    • resist :resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
      • His body rejected the liver of the donor

    • resist :stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

      • resist :refuse to comply

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