resist
English
/ɹɪˈzɪst/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
- (transitive) To withstand the actions of.
- (intransitive) To oppose.
- (transitive) To be distasteful to.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English resisten derived from Old French resistre derived from Middle French resister derived from Latin resisto, resistere.
Origin
Latin
resisto, resistere
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chemiresistive English
- elastoresistive English
- irresistible English
- jet English
- magnetoresistive English
- nonresister English
- photoresist English
- photoresistive English
- piezoresistive English
- resister English
- resistest English
- resisteth English
- resistful English
- resistible English
- resistibleness English
- resistibly English
- resistin English
- resistive English
- resistively English
- resistiveness English
- resistivity English
- resistless English
- resistlessly English
- resistlessness English
- resistogram English
- resistojet English
- resistome English
- thermoresistive English
- unresistible English
- viscoresistive English
- wax English
- wax-resist English
- resistere Latin
- resisto, resistere Latin
- フォトレジスト Japanese
- レジスト Japanese
- resisten Middle English
- resistence Middle English
- resistyng Middle English
- resistre Old French
- resister Middle French
- resister xno
- wax
- jet
- resistin
- resister
- resistome
- resistful
- resistest
- resistive
- resisteth
- resistojet
- wax-resist
- resistible
- resistibly
- resistless
- resistivity
- resistively
- photoresist
- resistogram
- nonresister
- resistlessly
- unresistible
- irresistible
- resistiveness
- viscoresistive
- resistibleness
- resistlessness
- chemiresistive
- photoresistive
- piezoresistive
- elastoresistive
- thermoresistive
- magnetoresistive