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re•sist



Pronunciation: (ri-zist'), [key]
—v.t.
1. to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
2. to withstand the action or effect of: to resist spoilage.
3. to refrain or abstain from, esp. with difficulty or reluctance: They couldn't resist the chocolates.

—v.i.
to make a stand or make efforts in opposition; act in opposition; offer resistance.

—n.
1. a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
2. Textiles.a chemically inert substance used in resist printing.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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