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with-STAND/wɪðˈstænd/

To withstand is to resist something successfully; not to be damaged or defeated by it: withstand pressure, withstand audit. Resist is milder and may fail; a crest is branding, not methods.

Meaning

To resist something successfully; not to be damaged or defeated by it.

Examples

• “The methods page must withstand audit; a crest will not.”
• “Resist is milder. Endure is time and pain. A crest is a drawing. A count is a file. Put the n in; keep the arms for the cover.”

Good to know

Resist successfully. Milder: resist. A crest ≠ audit.

Near in meaning

resist

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