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- pronunciation:
- dih
faI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
defies, defying, defied |
| definition 1: |
to refuse to obey.
He defied his father and went to the movie.
- synonyms:
- disobey, resist
- antonyms:
- obey, yield
- similar words:
- break, challenge, confront, oppose, protest
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| definition 2: |
to resist efforts at.
That puzzle defies solving.- similar words:
- resist, survive, withstand
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| definition 3: |
to challenge or dare to do something very difficult or impossible.
He defied them to prove that he had taken the money.- synonyms:
- challenge
- similar words:
- dare, egg on, incite, provoke, spur
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| related words: |
fight, rebel |
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