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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Resist \Re*sist"\ (r?-z?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resisting}.] [F. r[82]sister, L. resistere, pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct. That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. --Milton. 2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. God resisteth the proud. --James iv. 6. Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. --Milton. 3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction. 4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Resisting \Re*sist"ing\, a. Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. -- {Re*sist"ing ly}, adv. | |
