word of the day:part eight | resist

resist

re·sist [rɪˈzɪst]

v. re·sist·ed, re·sist·ing, re·sists

v.tr.
1. To strive to fend off or offset the actions, effects, or force of.
2. To remain firm against the actions, effects, or force of; withstand: a bacterium that resisted the antibiotic.
3. To keep from giving in to or enjoying.

v.intr.
To offer resistance.

n.
A substance that can cover and protect a surface, as from corrosion.

[Middle English resisten, from Old French resister, from Latin resistere : re-, re- + sistere, to place; see st- in Indo-European roots.]