to resist (withstand) the temptation

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• resist — [ri zist′] vt. [ME resisten < MFr resister < L resistere < re , back + sistere, to set, caus. of stare, to STAND] 1. to withstand; oppose; fend off; stand firm against; withstand the action of 2. a) to oppose actively; fight, argue, or… …   English World dictionary

• resist — [[t]rɪzɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ resists, resisting, resisted 1) VERB If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it. [V n ing] The Prime Minister says she will resist a single European currency being imposed... [V n] …   English dictionary

• resist — resister, n. resistingly, adv. /ri zist /, v.t. 1. to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation. 2. to withstand the action or effect of: to resist spoilage. 3. to refrain or abstain from, esp. with… …   Universalium

• withstand — with•stand [[t]wɪθˈstænd, wɪð [/t]] v. stood, stand•ing 1) to resist or oppose, esp. successfully: to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation[/ex] 2) to bear; tolerate the effects of: to withstand pain[/ex] 3) to stand in opposition;… …   From formal English to slang

• withstand — withstander, n. withstandingness, n. /with stand , widh /, v., withstood, withstanding. v.t. 1. to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, esp. successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation. v.i. 2. to… …   Universalium

• resist — v. & n. v. 1 tr. withstand the action or effect of; repel. 2 tr. stop the course or progress of; prevent from reaching, penetrating, etc. 3 tr. abstain from (pleasure, temptation, etc.). 4 tr. strive against; try to impede; refuse to comply with… …   Useful english dictionary

• resist — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French resister, from Latin resistere, from re + sistere to take a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand more at stand Date: 14th century intransitive verb to exert force in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …   Wikipedia

• British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …   History of philosophy

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