Synonym: counteract, oppose, withstand. Antonym: obey. Similar words: resistance, hypothesis, resign, assist, insist, persist, subsist, consist. Meaning: [rɪ'zɪst] 
v. 1. elude, especially in a baffling way 2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something 3. express opposition through action or words 4. withstand the force of something 5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 6. refuse to comply.
v. 1. elude, especially in a baffling way 2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something 3. express opposition through action or words 4. withstand the force of something 5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 6. refuse to comply. 
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121 Banks may resist the attempts at rationing.
122 Still, some companies will resist these changes.
123 His martyrdom encouraged the people to resist.
124 I can resist everything except temptation. Oscar Wilde 
125 But it is impossible to resist her.
126 They rallied their forces to resist it.
127 However, the government continued to resist demands for universal suffrage,[http://sentencedict.com/resist.html] preferring a power-sharing system.
128 Congress should resist the calls to change the rules in the middle of this game.
129 But in the evening, one of them would buy a big box of doughnuts, and no one could resist.
130 She must go to him looking so lovely that he could not resist her.
131 The accused was charged with one form of s.18, wounding with intent to resist arrest.
132 A seasoned gallant who spoke seven languages, he had a quick and agile mind that few women could resist.
133 Sir Derek will resist pressure from some shareholders to resign in the belief that this is largely a minority view.
134 Still, even Arnett was unable to resist the Pentecost analogy.
135 The anticipated threat is a strain of staphylococcal bacteria able to resist all available antibiotics.
136 Transvaal captain Jannie Breedt will resist the temptation to panic.
137 Unable to resist, she decided to treat herself to one of the dresses in a shade of pale coral.
138 It is popular to assume that other people resist change but, of course, we are all potential resisters of change.
139 Alternatively, an apparent readiness to change may conceal an intention to resist in concerted action with others.
140 Resist the temptation to overburden your notes with too much information. 4.
141 South Carolina called out twelve thousand volunteers to resist federal law enforcement.
142 Hemoglobin F is able to resist denaturation and remain soluble when added to an alkaline solution.
143 He's going to resist and negotiate them down to whatever it is they really want.
144 Jean was unable to resist the impulse to return her smile.
145 They resist school procedures and rules but not to the point of risking outright confrontation with teachers.
146 They usually have well developed roots and fragile stems with which to resist the pressure of the current.
147 Unable to resist a look in the mirror, she gave a despairing sigh.
148 Conducted by Valery Gergiev with blazing conviction, it is hard to resist.
149 Test-tube studies show that the virus is able to resist most antibiotics.
150 She had spent more than she intended on the wetsuit, but couldn't resist its bright fuchsia colours.
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