withstood


with·stand

W0194000 (wĭth-stănd′, wĭth-)v. with·stood (-sto͝od′), with·stand·ing, with·stands v.tr.1. To resist or oppose with determined effort: The soldiers withstood the attack.2. To be undamaged or unaffected by: The house withstood the storm.v.intr. To resist or endure successfully.
[Middle English withstanden, from Old English withstandan : with, against; see with + standan, to stand; see stand.]