Difference between Defy and Withstand

DEFY vs WITHSTAND: NOUN

To challenge or dare (someone) to do something.
To be beyond the application or scope of; be contrary or resistant to.
To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt
To refuse to submit to or cooperate with.
To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance.
To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

To digest.
To digest; be digested.
To renounce; reject; refuse; repudiate; cast off.
To dare; brave; manifest a contempt of or indifference to (opposition, attack, or hostile force); set at naught; resist successfully: as, to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy the power of a magistrate.
To challenge to an action or procedure of any kind; dare to do something (generally with an implication of belief that it cannot be done, or that the action will fail of its purpose).
To reject; eject; void: with out.
To revolt at; reject from dislike; disapprove.
To challenge to contest or trial with arms; dare to meet in combat.

To make a stand; resist; show resistance.
Synonyms Resist, etc. (see oppose), confront, face.
To stand against; oppose; resist, either with physical or with moral force: frequently with an implication of effectual resistance; resist or oppose suceessfully: as, to withstand the storm.

Defiant, Shirk, Oppose, Evade, Confront, Disregard, Deny, Ignore, Flout, Hold up, Withstand, Hold, Dare, Refuse, Resist

Tolerate, Counteract, Overcome, Cope, Absorb, Handle, Sustain, Endure, Survive, Hold up, Stand firm, Hold out, Hold, Defy, Resist

Break, Despise, Defiant, Oppose, Evade, Confront, Disregard, Deny, Ignore, Flout, Hold up, Hold, Dare, Refuse, Resist

Face, Accommodate, Carry, Suffer, Tolerate, Counteract, Overcome, Handle, Endure, Survive, Hold up, Stand firm, Hold, Defy, Resist

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Supernatural events may defy all forms of explanation.
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SYN: Defy, summon, dare, question, investigate, brave, canvass.
Sometimes, water law seems to defy common sense.
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They defy common sense, she argued, but more importantly they defy the wishes of the majority of ordinary citizens of Europe.
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Trenches and palisades: enough to withstand cannon fire.
LEDs and are designed to withstand harsh corrugations.
Vandal resistant Built and designed to withstand vandalism.
Was the hotel built to withstand an earthquake?
Who can withstand the cold wind he sends?
Can your ULIP investment withstand the pandemic crisis?
Design vessels and foundations to withstand greater stresses.
But very few plants can withstand stagnant water.
Revolution may have alteremen could withstand the alteration.
My mind started to separate itself from my body so that my body could withstand whatever it needed to withstand.