withstand

  • 21withstand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. face, confront; fight off, oppose, defy. See opposition. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. face, confront, oppose, resist, endure, stand up to, stand up against, hold out*. III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …

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  • 22withstand — v. n. == oppose. 725 B …

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  • 23withstand — with stand || wɪð stænd ,wɪθ v. stand up to; bear, endure …

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  • 24withstand — verb (past and past participle withstood) 1》 remain undamaged or unaffected by. 2》 offer strong resistance or opposition to. Derivatives withstander noun Origin OE withstandan, from the prefix with against + stand …

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  • 25withstand — v. a. Resist, oppose, face, confront, strive against, stand against, make a stand against …

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  • 26withstand — v 1. oppose, resist, offer resistance, stand up to, stand against, hold out against; defy, challenge, confront, breast, face, encounter; stand fast, stand firm, hold one s ground, hold the fort, stick to one s guns, show a bold front, show fight …

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  • 27withstand — with·stand …

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  • 28withstand — verb Syn: resist, weather, survive, endure, cope with, stand, tolerate, bear, defy, brave, hold out against …

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  • 29withstand — [wɪðˈstænd] (past tense and past participle withstood [wɪðˈstʊd] ) verb [T] to be strong enough not to be harmed or destroyed by something …

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  • 30withstand — [c]/wɪðˈstænd / (say widh stand), /wɪθ / (say with ) verb (withstood, withstanding) –verb (t) 1. to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully. –verb (i) 2. to stand in opposition. {Middle English withstande, Old English …

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