SOLUTION: what does resist mean?

Question 331093: what does resist mean?
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�verb (used with object)
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.
�verb (used without object)
4. to make a stand or make efforts in opposition; act in opposition; offer resistance.
�noun
5. 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.
6. Textiles . a chemically inert substance used in resist printing.

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