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Resisting

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re·sist  (r-zst)
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. See Synonyms at oppose.
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.]
re·sister n.


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I was hauled, resisting weakly enough, to the gangway.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
Now by the action of natural selection, all terrestrial plants have acquired a resisting power against bacterial diseases--they never succumb without a severe struggle, but the red weed rotted like a thing already dead.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
But still, I must stay out that day and the following one, as I had promised to do so: though, resisting all entreaties and inducements to prolong my visit further, I insisted upon departing the next morning; affirming that my mother would be lonely without me, and that she impatiently expected my return.
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