From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Resist \Re*sist"\ (r?-z?st"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Resisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resisting}.] [F. r['e]sister, L. resistere, pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See {Stand}.]
1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.
That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. --Milton.
2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose.
God resisteth the proud. --James iv. 6.
Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. --Milton.
3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.
4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak.
Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Resisting \Re*sist"ing\, adjective Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. -- {Re*sist"ing ly}, adverb
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