resist

(v) elude, especially in a baffling way
- This behavior defies explanation
defy, refuse,
(v) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something stand firm, hold out, withstand,
(v) express opposition through action or words
- dissent to the laws of the country
dissent, protest,
(v) withstand the force of something
- The trees resisted her
- stand the test of time
- The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
fend, stand,
(v) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- His body rejected the liver of the donor
refuse, reject,
(v) refuse to comply balk, baulk, jib,

defy refuse stand firm hold out withstand dissent protest fend stand reject balk baulk jib

lend oneself apply surrender give up

resid resin

reside resift resign resile resiny resize

resistance resistance pyrometer resistance thermometer resistance unit resistant resister resistible resisting arrest resistive resistivity resistless resistor