defy (redirected from defied)

de·fy  (d-f)

tr.v. de·fied, de·fy·ing, de·fies

1.

a. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.

b. To refuse to submit to or cooperate with: defied the court order by leaving the country.

2. To be unaffected by; resist or withstand: "So the plague defied all medicines" (Daniel Defoe).

3. To challenge or dare (someone) to do something: She defied her accusers to prove their charges.

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[Middle English defien, from Old French desfier, from Vulgar Latin *disfdre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin fdus, faithful; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: defy, brave, challenge, dare, face
These verbs mean to confront boldly and courageously: an innovator defying tradition; braving all criticism; challenged the opposition to produce proof; daring him to deny the statement; faced her accusers.

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defy [dɪˈfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)

1. to resist (a powerful person, authority, etc.) openly and boldly

2. to elude, esp in a baffling way his actions defy explanation

3. Formal to challenge or provoke (someone to do something judged to be impossible); dare I defy you to climb that cliff

4. (Military) Archaic to invite to do battle or combat

[from Old French desfier, from des- de- + fier to trust, from Latin fīdere]

defier  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	defy - resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" withstand, hold up, hold stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something brave, brave out, weather, endure - face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
	2.	defy - elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" resist, refuse beggar - be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" lend oneself, apply - be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"
	3.	defy - challenge; "I dare you!" dare brazen - face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out" challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"

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defy

verb

1. resist, oppose, confront, face, brave, beard, disregard, stand up to, spurn, flout, disobey, hold out against, put up a fight (against), hurl defiance at, contemn This was the first time that I had dared to defy her.

2. challenge, dare, provoke, throw down the gauntlet He defied me to come up with a better idea.

3. foil, defeat, escape, frustrate, be beyond, baffle, thwart, elude, confound a fragrance that defies description

Translations

defy [dɪˈfaɪ] VT

1. (= challenge) [+ person] → desafiar, retar
I defy you to do it → te desafío a hacerlo

2. (= refuse to obey) [+ person] → desobedecer, enfrentarse a; [+ order] → contravenir

3. (= fly in the face of) it defies definition → se escapa a toda definición
it defies description → resulta imposible describirlo, es indescriptible
to defy gravity → desafiar la ley de la gravedad
people defied the bad weather to get away for Easter → a pesar del mal tiempo, la gente salió de vacaciones durante la Semana Santa
to defy death (= face without fear) → desafiar a la muerte; (= narrowly escape) → escapar de una muerte segura

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defy [dɪˈfaɪ] vt

(= refuse to obey) [+ person] → désobéir à; [+ ban, order] → braver

(= challenge) to defy sb to do sth → défier qn de faire qch

to defy description (= be indescribable) → défier toute description
to defy comprehension (= be incomprehensible) → dépasser l'entendement

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defy

vt

(= refuse to submit to, disobey) person → sich widersetzen (+dat); (esp child) → trotzen (+dat); orders, law, death, danger → verachten, trotzen (+dat)

(fig: = make impossible) → widerstehen (+dat); to defy definition → nicht definiert werden können; to defy description → jeder Beschreibung spotten; that defies belief! → das ist ja unglaublich!; to defy gravity/logic → den Gesetzen der Schwerkraft/Logik widersprechen; to defy the odds to do something → etw entgegen allen Erwartungen tun; she defies her age or the years and wears the latest fashions → sie trägt ihrem Alter zum Trotz die neueste Mode

(= challenge) I defy you to do it/to buy one more cheaply → machen Sie es doch/kaufen Sie doch einen Billigeren, wenn Sie können

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defy [dɪˈfaɪ] vt

a. (person) → rifiutare di obbedire a; (authority, death, danger) → sfidare; (resist, efforts) → resistere a
it defies description → supera ogni descrizione

b. (challenge) to defy sb (to do sth) → sfidare qn (a fare qc)

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defy [dɪˈfaɪ] vt

a. (person) → rifiutare di obbedire a; (authority, death, danger) → sfidare; (resist, efforts) → resistere a
it defies description → supera ogni descrizione

b. (challenge) to defy sb (to do sth) → sfidare qn (a fare qc)

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defy

v defy [diˈfai]

1 to dare (someone to act); to challenge I defy you to try and stop me! uitdaag يَتَحَدّى предизвиквам vyzvat udfordre herausfordern προκαλώ desafiar välja kutsuma به مبارزه طلبیدن yllyttää défier לְסָרֵב चुनौती देना prkositi, opirati se kihív menantang skora á, ögra sfidare 挑戦する 무시하다 skatinti izaicināt cabar uitdagen trasse, trosse, utfordre wyzywać desafiar a des­fide; a provoca бросать вызов vyzvať izzivati izazivati utmana ท้า meydan okuma 挑起，激起 кидати виклик للکرنا bất chấp 挑起，激起

2 to resist boldly or openly Are you defying my authority? tart, uitdaag يُقاوِم، يَتَحَدّى не се подчинявам vzpírat se, vzdorovat trodse trotzen αψηφώ desafiar vastu hakkama سرپیچی کردن؛ مقابله کردن uhmata défier לְהִתנָגֵד בְּגָלוּי अवज्ञा करना suprotstaviti se ellenszegül menentang storka, bjóða byrginn sfidare 無視する 공공연히 대항하다 stoti prieš, ignoruoti nepakļauties; ignorēt bantah trotseren trosse, heve seg over przeciwstawiać się desafiar a sfida открыто не повиноваться vzdorovať upirati se prkositi trotsa ท้าทายอำนาจ; ฝ่าฝืน karşı gelmek 公然反抗 ігнорувати; зневажати کھلے بندوں مخالفت کرنا thách thức 公然反抗