Antonyms for resist

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-zist

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɪst

Definition of resist

Origin : late 14c., from Old French resister "hold out against" (14c.), from Latin resistere "to make a stand against, oppose; to stand back; withstand," from re- "against" (see re-) + sistere "take a stand, stand firm" (see assist). Related: Resisted; resisting.

verb withstand, oppose

Example sentences :

She had not life enough left to resist the shock of her father-in-law's blows.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Why resist, and refuse the glory of belonging to the faculty?
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

"I'll do it," I cried, no longer able to resist, for the fever of it was in my blood.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

They are my strength; they give me the courage to resist you.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

She was so distressed to find that she no longer had strength to resist her pride.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Concerning Linda she could not resist a feeling of exultation.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

With the courage of her mother-love she could resist anything and everyone.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

But there are things which no strength of mind, no temerity can resist.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

He could not resist the infringement of this rule, however, and continued his experiments.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

She knew too much of life, in some patient fashion, to resist it, in any of its phases.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for resist

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