defy

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D0098400 (dĭ-fī′)tr.v. de·fied, de·fy·ing, de·fies 1. a. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.b. To refuse to submit to or cooperate with: defied the court order by leaving the country.2. To be beyond the application or scope of; be contrary or resistant to: an act that defies explanation; a problem that defies any conventional approach.3. To challenge or dare (someone) to do something: She defied her accusers to prove their charges.

[Middle English defien, from Old French desfier, from Vulgar Latin *disfīdāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin fīdus, faithful; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: defy, brave, dare, face
These verbs mean to confront boldly and courageously: a writer who defied the wrath of the authorities; a composer braving all criticism; explorers who dared the unknown; sailors who faced the dangers of the storm squarely.

defy

(dɪˈfaɪ) vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied1. to resist (a powerful person, authority, etc) openly and boldly2. to elude, esp in a baffling way: his actions defy explanation. 3. formal to challenge or provoke (someone to do something judged to be impossible); dare: I defy you to climb that cliff. 4. (Military) archaic to invite to do battle or combat[C14: from Old French desfier, from des- de- + fier to trust, from Latin fīdere] deˈfier n

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(v. dɪˈfaɪ; n. also ˈdi faɪ)

v. -fied, -fy•ing, v.t. 1. to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly. 2. to offer effective resistance to: This fort defies attack. 3. to challenge (a person) to do something deemed impossible. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French desfier=des- dis-¹ + fier to trust < Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, variant of Latin fīdere]

defy

Past participle: defied
Gerund: defying

Imperative
defy
defy

Present
I defy
you defy
he/she/it defies
we defy
you defy
they defy

Preterite
I defied
you defied
he/she/it defied
we defied
you defied
they defied

Present Continuous
I am defying
you are defying
he/she/it is defying
we are defying
you are defying
they are defying

Present Perfect
I have defied
you have defied
he/she/it has defied
we have defied
you have defied
they have defied

Past Continuous
I was defying
you were defying
he/she/it was defying
we were defying
you were defying
they were defying

Past Perfect
I had defied
you had defied
he/she/it had defied
we had defied
you had defied
they had defied

Future
I will defy
you will defy
he/she/it will defy
we will defy
you will defy
they will defy

Future Perfect
I will have defied
you will have defied
he/she/it will have defied
we will have defied
you will have defied
they will have defied

Future Continuous
I will be defying
you will be defying
he/she/it will be defying
we will be defying
you will be defying
they will be defying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been defying
you have been defying
he/she/it has been defying
we have been defying
you have been defying
they have been defying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been defying
you will have been defying
he/she/it will have been defying
we will have been defying
you will have been defying
they will have been defying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been defying
you had been defying
he/she/it had been defying
we had been defying
you had been defying
they had been defying

Conditional
I would defy
you would defy
he/she/it would defy
we would defy
you would defy
they would defy

Past Conditional
I would have defied
you would have defied
he/she/it would have defied
we would have defied
you would have defied
they would have defied

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	defy - resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"withstand, hold up, holdstand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or somethingbrave, brave out, weather, endure - face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
	2.	defy - elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"resist, refusebeggar - be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!"elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"lend oneself, apply - be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"
	3.	defy - challenge; "I dare you!"darebrazen - face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"

defy

verb1. resist, oppose, confront, face, brave, beard, disregard, stand up to, spurn, flout, disobey, hold out against, put up a fight (against), hurl defiance at, contemn This was the first time that I had dared to defy her.2. challenge, dare, provoke, throw down the gauntlet He defied me to come up with a better idea.3. foil, defeat, escape, frustrate, be beyond, baffle, thwart, elude, confound a fragrance that defies description

defy

verb1. To confront boldly and courageously:beard, brave, challenge, dare, face, front.Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at.2. To refuse or fail to obey:break, disobey, flout, transgress, violate.Idiom: pay no attention to.3. To call on another to do something requiring boldness:challenge, dare.Idiom: throw down the gauntlet.

Translations

公然反抗挑起激起

defy

(diˈfai) verb1. to dare (someone to act); to challenge. I defy you to try and stop me! 挑起，激起 2. to resist boldly or openly. Are you defying my authority?公然反抗

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verb resist

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verb challenge

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verb foil

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verb to confront boldly and courageously

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verb to refuse or fail to obey

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verb to call on another to do something requiring boldness

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verb resist or confront with resistance

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verb elude, especially in a baffling way

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verb challenge

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