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re·sist       (rĭ-zĭst')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   re·sist·ed, re·sist·ing, re·sists

v.   tr.
  1. To strive to fend off or offset the actions, effects, or force of.
  2. To remain firm against the actions, effects, or force of; withstand: a bacterium that resisted the antibiotic.
  3. To keep from giving in to or enjoying.

v.   intr.
To offer resistance. See Synonyms at oppose.

n.   A substance that can cover and protect a surface, as from corrosion.


[Middle English resisten, from Old French resister, from Latin resistere : re-, re- + sistere, to place; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

re·sist'er n.
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