un resisting
verb (used with object)
1.
to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
2.
to withstand the action or effect of: to resist spoilage.
3.
to refrain or abstain from, especially with difficulty or reluctance: They couldn't resist the chocolates.
verb (used without object)
4.
to make a stand or make efforts in opposition; act in opposition; offer resistance.
noun
5.
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
6.
Textiles. a chemically inert substance used in resist printing.
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resist (rɪˈzɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to stand firm (against); not yield (to); fight (against) |
| 2. | (tr) to withstand the deleterious action of; be proof against: to resist corrosion |
| 3. | (tr) to oppose; refuse to accept or comply with: to resist arrest; to resist the introduction of new technology |
| 4. | (tr) to refrain from, esp in spite of temptation (esp in the phrases cannotorcould not resist (something)) |
| —n | |
| 5. | a substance used to protect something, esp a coating that prevents corrosion |
| [C14: from Latin resistere to stand still, oppose, from | |
| re'sister | |
| —n | |
| re'sistible | |
| —adj | |
| resisti'bility | |
| —n | |
| re'sistibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
resist
late 14c., from O.Fr. resister, from L. resistere "to resist, to stand back, withstand," from re- "against" + sistere "take a stand, stand firm" (see assist).
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