resist

verb [I/T]

/rɪˈzɪst/

Definition

› to fight against or oppose something or someone: [T] Students want to discover the truth themselves, and they resist having conclusions forced upon them. › To resist is also to keep or stop yourself from doing something: [T] I couldn’t resist laughing at him.

(Definition of resist verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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