resist

resist
Synonyms and related words:
antagonize, arrest, assail, assault, attack, baffle, balk, battle, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be inimical, be proof against, bear up, bear up against, beat against, block, bottle up, bridle, buck, check, clash, collide, combat, conflict, conflict with, confute, contest, contradict, contrapose, contravene, control, counter, counteract, counterattack, countercheck, counterpose, countervail, counterwork, cross, curb, dam up, damp, dampen, defy, delay, deny, detain, dispute, duel, endure, fight, fight against, foil, forgo, frustrate, gainsay, go against, go counter to, hinder, hold at bay, hold back, hold in check, hold out, hold out against, hold up, impede, impugn, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interfere with, intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, join the opposition, keep at bay, keep back, keep in check, lock horns, meddle, meet head-on, militate against, not abide, obstruct, oppose, oppugn, outlast, play at cross-purposes, preclude, prevent, protest, rebuff, refuse, repel, repress, repulse, restrain, retard, run against, run counter to, scotch, set back, slacken, snub, stand, stand up, stand up against, stand up to, stem, stop, suppress, swim upstream, take issue with, thwart, traverse, turn down, vote against, weather, withstand, work against

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  • Resist — is also an album by Kosheen and a song by Rush. In semiconductor fabrication, resist refers to both: # A thin layer used to transfer a circuit pattern to the semiconductor substrate which it is deposited upon. A resist can be patterned via… …   Wikipedia

  • Resist — Студийный альбом Kosheen …   Википедия

  • resist — resist, withstand, contest, oppose, fight, combat, conflict, antagonize are comparable when they mean to set one person or thing against another in a hostile or competing way, and they may be roughly distinguished according to the degree to which …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Resist — Re*sist (r? z?st ), v. t. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Resist — Re*sist , n. 1. (Calico Printing) A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • resist — [ri zist′] vt. [ME resisten < MFr resister < L resistere < re , back + sistere, to set, caus. of stare, to STAND] 1. to withstand; oppose; fend off; stand firm against; withstand the action of 2. a) to oppose actively; fight, argue, or… …   English World dictionary

  • resist — I (oppose) verb assail, assault, bar, beat back, block, breast, check, combat, confront, contradict, contravene, counter, counteract, cross, defy, dissent, fight, hinder, impugn, make a stand against, obstruct, offer resistance, oppugn, parry,… …   Law dictionary

  • resist — re‧sist [rɪˈzɪst] verb [intransitive, transitive] to try to prevent something happening or changing: • It resisted a bid by the Denver company to acquire a 46% stake. • The board voted to file for bankruptcy, even though two directors resisted. * …   Financial and business terms

  • resist — late 14c., from O.Fr. resister, from L. resistere to resist, to stand back, withstand, from re against + sistere take a stand, stand firm (see ASSIST (Cf. assist)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Resist — Re*sist , v. i. To make opposition. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Resist — Resist. См. Покровный материал. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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