Resist vs Immovable - What's the difference?
resist | immovable |
To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
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(obsolete) To be distasteful to.
* 1608 , , II. iii. 29:
Incapable of being physically moved; fixed.
Steadfast in purpose or intention; unalterable, unyielding.
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 101:
Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling; impassive.
(legal) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed.
As nouns the difference between resist and immovable
is that resist is a protective coating or covering oxford english dictionary , 2nd ed, 1989 while immovable is that which can not be moved; something which is immovable.As a verb resist
is to attempt to counter the actions or effects of.As an adjective immovable is
incapable of being physically moved; fixed.resist
English
Verb
(en verb)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.}}
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too!
- These cates resist me,
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . SeeDerived terms
* resistanceSynonyms
* (l) * (l) * (l)Antonyms
* obey * submitDerived terms
* irresistible * irresistibly * resistance * resistant * resistantly * resistible * resistibly * resistive * resistively * resistless * resistlessly * resistorAnagrams
*References
immovable
English
Alternative forms
* immoveableAdjective
(en adjective)- I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable .
- (Dryden)
- an immovable estate