Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Withstand"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Withstand \With*stand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Withstood}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Withstanding}.] [AS. wi[eth]standan. See {With},
prep., and {Stand}.]
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. --Piers Plowman.

I withstood him to the face. --Gal. ii. 11.

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

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

withstand
v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied
public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the
greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: {defy},
{hold}, {hold up}]
2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn:
{resist}, {hold out}, {stand firm}] [ant: {surrender}]


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