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withstand

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  1. oppose                
 
with.stand \with-'stand, with-\ vt [ME withstanden, fr. OE withstandan, fr. 
   with against + st]andan to stand - more at WITH 1a: to stand up against : 
   OPPOSE; esp : to resist successf ully 1b: to be proof against  1c: to 
   resist the attraction or influence of : FORBEAR {~  temptation} archaic  2: 
   to stop or obstruct the course of