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      defier
      verb
      challenge
      elude, especially in a baffling way
      resist or confront with resistance
      Roots
      disde- · Latin · apart, awayfidusfi- · Latin · faithful, trustarius-er · Latin · agent noun
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      The word defier breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: de-, from Latin dis (“apart, away”); fi, from Latin fidus (“faithful, trust”); and -er, from Latin arius (“agent noun”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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