resisted

verb

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: re-sist-ed (3)

English Definition

Withstood the action or effect of.

Example Sentence

They resisted the proposal for change.

US IPA /rɪˈzɪstɪd/

UK IPA /rɪˈzɪstɪd/

opposed withstood defied combated

yielded submitted accepted