Class sponsored by some resettlement orgs. Crossword Clue [Solved]

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Answer : RESIST

resist, stand, fend – v 
withstand the force of something; “The trees resisted her”; “stand the test of time”; “The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow” 

SYNONYMS

buck, defy, fight, oppose, repel, withstand

EXAMPLES

“At least, he was finding it harder to resist her strange magic every time they met.”

“He thought of Elisabeth constantly, having to resist the urge to call her or just show up.”

“It met her at the gate and she couldn’t resist petting it.”

ETYMOLOGY

late 14c., resisten, of persons, “withstand (someone), oppose;” of things, “stop or hinder (a moving body);” from Old French resister “hold out against” (14c.) and directly from Latin resistere “to make a stand against, oppose; to stand back; withstand,” from re- “against” (see re-) + sistere “take a stand, stand firm” (from PIE root *sta- “to stand, make or be firm”). Of attacks, invasions, etc., 1530s. Related: Resisted; resisting.

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