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   defy

   /dɪˈfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. openly resist or refuse to obey: "a woman who defies convention" Similar resistwithstandtake a stand againsthold out againststand up toconfrontfacemeet head-ontake onsquare up tobeardbraveoutfaceOpposite surrender
   • ▪ be of such a kind or nature that (a specified attitude or action) is almost impossible: "his actions defy belief" Similar eludeescapedefeatfoilfrustratethwartbaffle
   • 2. appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something: "he glowered at her, defying her to mock him" Similar challengedarethrow down the gauntlet
   • ▪ challenge (someone) to fight: archaic "go now, defy him to the combat"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘renounce an allegiance’ and ‘challenge to combat’): from Old French desfier, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + fidus ‘faithful’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. defier noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • E

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   • F

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   • Y

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEFY definition: 1. to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.: 2. to be extreme or very strange…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DEFY is to confront with assured power of resistance : disregard. How to use defy in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DEFY meaning: 1. to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.: 2. to be extreme or very strange…. Learn more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondefy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of defy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Defy definition: to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly. See examples of DEFY used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › defyDefy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To defy is to openly refuse to do something. You can defy the no-costumes-in-class rule if you wear your fairy wings to school, but just don’t try to defy the laws of gravity unless you can actually fly. If you deliberately break a rule or ignore an order, you defy, or resist, that rule.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.