Withstand

Definition of Withstand

With`stand´

v. t.

1.

To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.

[imp. & p. p. Withstood ; p. pr. & vb. n. Withstanding.]

I withstood him to the face.

- Gal. ii. 11.

Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast.
The little tyrant of his fields withstood.

- Gray.

Related Words

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