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–verb (used with object)
\n" ); document.write( "1. to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
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\n" ); document.write( "3. to refrain or abstain from, esp. with difficulty or reluctance: They couldn't resist the chocolates.
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\n" ); document.write( "4. to make a stand or make efforts in opposition; act in opposition; offer resistance.
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\n" ); document.write( "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.
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