resist

Meanings

• Verb

  Refuse to accept or yield to something, particularly to force or pressure.

  - "He resisted the temptation to eat the whole pie in one sitting."
  - "The protesters resisted the police attempt to disperse the crowd."

• Verb

  Offer resistance or opposition.

  - "The wall resisted the battering ram for hours."
  - "The new policy met with resistance from the employees."

• Adjective

  Able to withstand or prevent the passage of an electrical current.

  - "The resistor in the circuit prevents the flow of excess current."
  - "The material used for the insulation must be resist."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɹəˈzɪst/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

obey , submit

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Synonyms

gainstay , oppose , withset

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with resist
persist , resilient , sister , mister

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Variants

List of all variants of resist that leads to same result
resist , resisted , resisting , resists

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Forms

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resister, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistor

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Etymology

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From Old French resister, meaning 'to stand in opposition'.

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Trivia

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1. The chemical symbol for antimony is Sb, which stands for 'stibium', the Latin word for 'tin', as antimony was once used as a substitute for tin in alloys.

2. The term 'resistor' is derived from the Latin word 'resistere', meaning 'to stand still' or 'to oppose'.

3. The famous quote 'I cannot resist the urge to resist' is often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, but there is no evidence that he ever said or wrote these exact words.

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Related Concepts

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1. opposition: The act of opposing or resisting something, often in a political or social context.

2. resilience: The ability to recover from or adjust to difficult conditions.

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Culture

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In literature, resist is used to describe characters who stand up against adversity, as well as political and social movements that challenge the status quo. In music, the term 'resistance' is used to describe the opposition to oppressive regimes and societal norms.

How to Memorize "resist"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person standing firm against a strong wind or a force, refusing to budge.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'oppose' and remember that to resist is to offer opposition.

3. mnemonics
   

   - R-E-S-I-S-T: Resilient, Empowered, Strong, Independent, Stalwart, Tenacious

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