Defy

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.
  • v. To refuse to submit to or cooperate with: defied the court order by leaving the country.
  • v. To be unaffected by; resist or withstand: "So the plague defied all medicinesā€ ( Daniel Defoe).
  • v. To challenge or dare (someone) to do something: She defied her accusers to prove their charges.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A challenge.
  • v. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
  • v. this sense?) 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
  • v. 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
  • n. A challenge.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To renounce; reject; refuse; repudiate; cast off.
  • To revolt at; reject from dislike; disapprove.
  • To challenge to contest or trial with arms; dare to meet in combat.
  • To challenge to an action or procedure of any kind; dare to do something (generally with an implication of belief that it cannot be done, or that the action will fail of its purpose).
  • To dare; brave; manifest a contempt of or indifference to (opposition, attack, or hostile force); set at naught; resist successfully: as, to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy the power of a magistrate.
  • To reject; eject; void: with out.
  • To digest.
  • To digest; be digested.
  • n. A challenge; a defiance.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. challenge
  • v. resist or confront with resistance
  • v. elude, especially in a baffling way
  • Antonym
    obey   
    Verb Form
    defied    defies    defying   
    Variant
    defied   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    challenge    dare    brave    beard    disregard    face    disobey    mock    outdare    scorn   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ai    Alai    Ally    Bi    Bligh    Bly    Brunei    Cai    Cy    Dai