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Resist vs Othic - What's the difference?

resist | othic |

Othic is likely misspelled.


Othic has no English definition.

As a verb resist

is to attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

As a noun resist

is a protective coating or covering.

resist

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
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    • , volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= 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.}}
  • To withstand the actions of.
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  • To oppose.
  • (obsolete) To be distasteful to.
  • * 1608 , , II. iii. 29:
    • These cates resist me,

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Derived terms

    * resistance

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * obey * submit

    Derived terms

    * irresistible * irresistibly * resistance * resistant * resistantly * resistible * resistibly * resistive * resistively * resistless * resistlessly * resistor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A protective coating or covering. Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.

    • Anagrams

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    References

    othic

    Not English

    Othic has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'othic':

    otic, odic