resist

Verb

• refuse to comply

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
  • His body rejected the liver of the donor
    

• 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
    

• express opposition through action or words
  • dissent to the laws of the country
    

• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

• elude, especially in a baffling way
  • This behavior defies explanation
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  balk , baulk , jib , reject , refuse , stand , fend , protest , dissent , hold out , withstand , stand firm , defy
• Antonyms: 
  surrender , give up , lend oneself , apply