resist meaning
[ ri'zist ] Pronunciation: "resist" in a sentence
Verb: resist ri'zist
- Elude, especially in a baffling way
- defy, refuse - Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- hold out, withstand, stand firm - Express opposition through action or words
- protest, dissent - Withstand the force of something
"The trees resisted her"
- stand, fend - Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- reject, refuse - Refuse to comply
- balk, baulk [Brit], jib
Derived forms: resists, resisting, resisted
See also: resistance, resistant, resister, resistive
Type of: contradict, controvert, defend, disobey, elude, escape, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose, react, respond
Antonym: surrender
Encyclopedia: Resist
[Business]
verb [+ obj or no obj]
to refuse to accept sth and try to stop it from happening:
There are signs that consumers are resisting attempts by retailers to raise prices.
The bank has resisted pressure to cut interest rates.
I believe we should resist calls for tighter controls.
He has resisted being drawn back into negotiations.
SYN OPPOSE
Examples
More: Next- he also can muster courage and resist.
- nobody can resist the windows.
- the whole concrete cross-section resists load.
- such euphonies are hard to resist.
- after this it was useless to resist.
