| VERB | stative | defy, withstand, hold, hold up | resist or confront with resistance / resistance |
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| stative | defy, resist, refuse | elude, especially in a baffling way | |
| communication | defy, dare | challenge |
| Sounds | dihfay' | |
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| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | resist or confront with resistance / resistance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | withstand, hold, hold up | |
| Narrower | weather, endure, brave, brave out | face and withstand with courage |
| Broader | resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something |
| Spanish | aguantar, desafiar, resistir, soportar, sostenerse | |
| Catalan | resistir, suportar | |
| Adjectives | defiant | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force |
| Meaning | elude, especially in a baffling way. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | resist, refuse | |
| Narrower | beggar | Be beyond the resources of |
| Broader | elude, escape | Be incomprehensible to |
| Opposite | lend oneself, apply | Be applicable to |
| Spanish | desafiar, oponerse, rechazar, resistir | |
| Catalan | oposar-se | |
| Meaning | challenge. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They defy him to write the letter | |
| Synonym | dare | |
| Narrower | brazen | face with defiance or impudence |
| Broader | challenge | issue a challenge to |
| Spanish | desafiar, retar | |
| Catalan | desafiar | |
| Nouns | defiance | a hostile challenge |
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