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Defy

noun
/dɪˈfaɪ/
Word Frequency: 2.0

Definitions

1.nounA challenge.
2.verbTo challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
"to defy an enemy;   to defy the power of a magistrate;   to defy the arguments of an opponent;   to defy public opinion"
3.verbTo refuse to obey.
"If you defy your teacher you may end up in detention."
4.verbTo not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
5.verbTo renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

Synonyms

dareresistwithstandhold uprefuseholddefiantfloutbraveopposescornchallenge

Rhymes With

wryexemplifyrectifyhighlieapplyfortifyawry
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