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

[ Syn: defy , refuse ]

stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

[ Syn: hold out , withstand , stand firm ]

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

[ Syn: protest , dissent ]

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

[ Syn: stand , fend ]

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

[ Syn: reject , refuse ]

refuse to comply

[ Syn: balk , baulk , jib ]