- verbresist (verb) · resists (third person present) · resisted (past tense) · resisted (past participle) · resisting (present participle)
- withstand the action or effect of:"antibodies help us to resist infection"
- try to prevent by action or argument:"we will continue to resist changes to the treaty"
- struggle or fight back when pressured or attacked:"he didn't resist despite the weapons he had"
- refrain from doing or having (something tempting or unwise):"I couldn't resist buying the blouse" · "sweets are much easier to resist when you've filled up on healthy food first"
nounresist (noun) · resists (plural noun)- a resistant substance applied as a coating to protect a surface during some process, for example to prevent dye or glaze adhering:"new lithographic techniques require their own special resists" · "the exposed areas of resist will soften"
Originlate Middle English: from Old French resister or Latin resistere, from re- (expressing opposition) + sistere ‘stop’ (reduplication of stare ‘to stand’). The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th century.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- withstand the action or effect of:
- try to prevent by action or argument:
- struggle or fight back when pressured or attacked:
- refrain from doing or having (something tempting or unwise):
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