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Resistest vs Resistent - What's the difference?

resistest | resistent |

As a verb resistest

is archaic second-person singular of resist.

As an adjective resistent is

common misspelling of lang=en.

As a noun resistent is

common misspelling of lang=en.

resistest

English

Verb

(head)
  • (archaic) (resist)

    • 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

    resistent

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adjective)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
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