resist

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Synonyms: desist, resis, reist, resit, resift, rexist, relist, rasist, redist

Antonyms: desist, resis, reist, resit, resift, rexist, relist, rasist, redist

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[attempt]] to [[counter]] the [[action]]s or [[effect]]s of.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[withstand]] the actions of.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[oppose]]; to refuse to accept.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To be distasteful to.

Noun

1. A [[protective]] [[coating]] or [[covering]]. <ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd ed., 1989.</ref>

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