RESIST vs REFUSE: NOUN
- Any composition applied to a surface to protect it from chemical action, as to enable it to resist the corrosion of acids, etc.
- Specifically, in calico-printing, a sort of paste applied to a fabric to prevent color or mordant from fixing on those parts not intended to be colored, either by acting mechanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers. Also called resist-paste, resistant, and reserve.
- A stopping-out; also, the material used for stopping out.
- A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers; -- also called reserve. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes.
- A substance that can cover and protect a surface, as from corrosion.
- Something that resists or prevents a certain action
- Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
- Refusal.
- That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter.
- Synonyms Dregs, scum, dross, trash, rubbish.
- That which is refused or rejected; waste or useless matter; the worst or meanest part; rubbish.
- Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- A refusal.
RESIST vs REFUSE: ADJECTIVE
- N/A
- Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless.
- Discarded, rejected.
RESIST vs REFUSE: VERB
- Elude, especially in a baffling way
- Express opposition through action or words
- Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- Withstand the force of something
- Refuse to comply
- To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
- To withstand the actions of.
- To oppose.
- Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- Refuse to accept
- Show unwillingness towards
- Refuse to let have
- Elude, especially in a baffling way
- Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- Refuse entrance or membership
- To decline (a request or demand).
- To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
RESIST vs REFUSE: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To make opposition.
- To offer resistance.
- To keep from giving in to, engaging in, or enjoying.
- To provide resistance to (an electrical current).
- To remain unaltered, undamaged, or unaffected by; withstand.
- To take action in opposition to; try to eliminate, reduce, or stop: : oppose.
- To take action to defeat or thwart (an invading or occupying military force).
- To deny compliance; not to comply.
RESIST vs REFUSE: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To be distasteful to.
- To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.
- To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose.
- To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.
- To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant.
- To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar� about to engage the enemy.
- To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition of.
- To disown.
RESIST vs REFUSE: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To withstand; oppose passively or actively; antagonize; act against; exert physical or moral force in opposition to.
- To be disagreeable or distasteful to; offend.
- Synonyms Withstand, etc. See oppose.
- To make opposition; act in opposition.
- Refused; rejected; hence, worthless; of no value: as, the refuse parts of stone or timber.
- In chess, same as decline, 10.
- To deny, as a request, demand, or invitation; decline to do or grant: as, to refuse admittance; she refused herself to callers.
- To decline to accept; reject: as, to refuse an office; to refuse an offer.
- To disown; disavow; forsake.
- Milit., to hold (troops) back, or move (them) back from the regular alinement, when about to engage the enemy in battle. In the oblique order of battle, if either flank attack, the other flank is refused.
- Fail to receive; resist; repel.
- Synonyms and Decline, Refuse, Reject, Repel, and Rebuff are in the order of strength.
- To decline to accept or consent; fail to comply.
- Not accept as true
- To fuse or melt again.
RESIST vs REFUSE: RELATED WORDS
- Counteract, Thwart, Reject, Repel, Jib, Dissent, Hold out, Protest, Stand firm, Balk, Stand, Refuse, Baulk, Withstand, Defy
- Accept, Fail, Unwillingness, Refusal, Pass up, Turn away, Food waste, Turn down, Decline, Scraps, Resist, Garbage, Defy, Deny, Reject
RESIST vs REFUSE: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Prevent, Confront, Deny, Avoid, Counteract, Thwart, Reject, Repel, Jib, Dissent, Protest, Stand firm, Stand, Refuse, Defy
- Rubbish, Opt, Oppose, Accept, Unwillingness, Refusal, Turn away, Turn down, Decline, Scraps, Resist, Garbage, Defy, Deny, Reject
RESIST vs REFUSE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- These songs gave progressives the strength to resist.
- This guard will resist corrosion even if scratched.
- Nor couldhe resist another opportunity to close philosophically.
- And the futility of trying to resist either.
- Judges are likely to resist surrendering their discretion.
- Flash Freeze because in most cases the same enemies that resist the freeze will also resist the slow from Absolute Zero.
- Nor is the fact that the victim does not resist gynecological examinations probative of whether she could resist if she wanted to do so.
- That she could have done more to resist, and therefore did not resist to the utmost, was beside the point.
- They expect others to resist as well, because they themselves were inclined to resist.
- Used to the world of illusion in the cave, the prisoners at first resist enlightenment, as students resist education.
- We have garden refuse removal Sea point and garden refuse removal Green Point.
- We may refuse to process a transaction for any reason or refuse service to anyone at any time at Our sole discretion.
- The father could refuse the dowry and refuse to let the man who seduced his daughter take her for his wife.
- However, the family can, of course, still refuse BDD because they refuse to use the criteria of BD.
- Good to refuse offers too good to refuse airlines have incredible pricing on UK departures, regional.
- Review refuse fees to ensure that sufficient revenues exist to cover all costs related to refuse collection.
- The State Water Board can suspend, revoke, and refuse to renew, or refuse to grant certificates.
- Judges can presumably refuse to do the inquiries, and I presume some judges will refuse.
- Guests may refuse inspections; however, management reserves the right to refuse entry.
- The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
RESIST vs REFUSE: QUESTIONS
- How do you resist temptation after overcoming addiction?
- How do antibiotic resistant bacteria resist antibiotics?
- Does connective tissue resist tension and compression?
- What is resist super antioxidant concentrate serum?
- Why did Lincoln resist issuing emancipation proclamation?
- What is resist perfectly balanced foaming cleanser?
- Why do individuals and organisations resist change?
- Does bodygyro resist acceleration and deceleration?
- Why do people resist organizational transformation?
- What is the cap for critical resist and paralyze resist?
- Why did Rabindranath Tagore refuse to visit Ireland?
- When is it appropriate to refuse servant leadership?
- Can Kenya Airways refuse to accept special baggage?
- Can an informal patient refuse to receive treatment?
- How many states refuse to adopt Medicaid expansion?
- Why would someone refuse or disclaim an inheritance?
- Why are kerbside refuse and recycling collections delayed?
- Can the Home Secretary refuse to order extradition?
- Can competent patients refuse life-sustaining medicine?
- Can a court refuse to grant or refuse anticipatory bail?