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Defy Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Defy?
[v] challenge; "I dare you!"
[v] resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [v] elude, esp. in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" Synonyms | Synonyms for Defy: dare | hold | hold up | refuse | withstand Related Terms | Find terms related to Defy: affront | attack | baffle | balk | battle cry | be a man | be proof against | bear up | bear up against | beard | bid defiance | bid to combat | blast | brave | brazen out | break | break the law | breast | bring before | bring forward | bring up | call out | care naught for | cartel | challenge | checkmate | circumvent | confound | confront | confront with | contravene | counter | counteract | countermand | counterwork | cross | dare | dash | declare war | defeat | defi | deride | destroy | discomfit | disconcert | discountenance | dish | disobey | disregard | disrupt | do violence to | double dare | double-dare | elude | encounter | endure | envisage | face | face out | face with | flout | flummox | foil | front | frustrate | gage | gage of battle | gauntlet | gibe | glove | go counter to | have the guts | have the nerve | hold out | hold up | ignore | infringe | knock the chocks | lay before | levy war on | make bold to | make war on | meet | meet squarely | mock | nonplus | not conform | not heed | not keep | not listen | not mind | not observe | open hostilities | outdare | outface | perplex | place before | present to | put it to | rebel yell | rebuff | refuse to cooperate | repel | repulse | resist | ridicule | ruin | sabotage | scoff at | scorn | scotch | scout | scream defiance | set at defiance | set at naught | set before | set naught by | show fight | spike | spoil | stand | stand up | stand up to | stare down | stem | stonewall | stump | thwart | trample on | trample underfoot | trample upon | transgress | trespass | upset | venture | violate | war cry | war whoop | withstand See Also | beggar | brave | brave out | brazen | challenge | elude | endure | escape | hold out | resist | stand firm | weather Defy In Webster's Dictionary \De*fy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Defying}.] [F. d['e]fier, OF. deffier, desfier, LL.
disfidare to disown faith or fidelity, to dissolve the bond
of allegiance, as between the vassal and his lord; hence, to
challenge, defy; fr. L. dis- + fides faith. See {Faith}, and
cf. {Diffident}, {Affiance}.]
1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or
obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. [Obs.]
I defy the surety and the bond. --Chaucer.
For thee I have defied my constant mistress. --Beau.
& Fl.
2. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to
challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat
with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of
a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to
defy public opinion.
I once again Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight.
--Milton.
I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the
contrary. --Burke.
\De*fy"\, n. A challenge. [Obs.] --Dryden. |
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