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Middle English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman resister, resistre, from Latin resistō.
Pronunciation
Verb
resisten (third-person singular simple present resisteth, present participle resistende, resistynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle resisted)
- To resist; to work against or counteract.
- (rare) To block or halt.
- (rare) To stop oneself in engaging in something;.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
Spanish
Verb
resisten
- third-person plural present indicative of resistir