resist
verb
[ rɪˈzɪst ]
• withstand the action or effect of.
• "antibodies help us to resist infection"
Similar:
withstand,
be proof against,
hold out against,
combat,
counter,
weather,
endure,
outlast,
repel,
be resistant to,
be impervious to,
be impermeable to,
keep out,
Opposite:
be harmed by,
be susceptible to,
resist
noun
• a resistant substance applied as a coating to protect a surface during a process, for example to prevent dye or glaze adhering.
• "new lithographic techniques require their own special resists"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French resister or Latin resistere, from re- (expressing opposition) + sistere ‘stop’ (reduplication of stare ‘to stand’). The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th century.
