resist
IPA: rɪzˈɪst
noun
- A protective coating or covering.
verb
- (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
- (transitive) To withstand the actions of.
- (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
- (transitive, obsolete) To be distasteful to.
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Examples of "resist" in Sentences
- He resisted to be captured.
- It is the resistance of the load.
- The resistant was powerless to resist.
- On the Tuesday the resistance was over.
- At this point, the impure men resist and fight.
- The Protestant reformation was resisted in the canton.
- How will it vary the resistance in the resistive element
- The chromium gives the metal its scratch resistance and corrosion resistance.
- The finish contained the added quality of wrinkle resistance and rot resistance.
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