As a verb resist
is to attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
As a noun resist
is a protective coating or covering
[oxford english dictionary , 2nd ed, 1989].
As an adjective stormproof is
capable of resisting a storm.
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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*, chapter=16
, title= The Mirror and the Lamp
, passage=The preposterous altruism too!
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.]
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