resisting

verb

refuse to comply

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

withstand the force of something

express opposition through action or words

stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

elude, especially in a baffling way

Roots

sistosist- · Latin · stand, take a stand

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Where does resisting come from?

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