Withstand

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  • intransitive verb. To resist or oppose with determined effort.
  • intransitive verb. To be undamaged or unaffected by.
  • intransitive verb. To resist or endure successfully.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To stand against; oppose; resist, either with physical or with moral force: frequently with an implication of effectual resistance; resist or oppose suceessfully: as, to withstand the storm.
  • Synonyms Resist, etc. (see oppose), confront, face.
  • To make a stand; resist; show resistance.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To resist or endure (something) successfully.
  • verb. To oppose (something) forcefully.
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  • verb. resist or confront with resistance
  • verb. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
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