Difference between Resist and Withstand

RESIST vs WITHSTAND: NOUN

A substance that can cover and protect a surface, as from corrosion.
Something that resists or prevents a certain action
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.
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.

To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.
To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose.
To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.
To be distasteful to.

To make opposition; act in opposition.
Synonyms Withstand, etc. See oppose.
To be disagreeable or distasteful to; offend.
To withstand; oppose passively or actively; antagonize; act against; exert physical or moral force in opposition to.

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.

Counteract, Thwart, Reject, Repel, Jib, Dissent, Hold out, Protest, Stand firm, Balk, Stand, Refuse, Baulk, Withstand, Defy

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

Prevent, Confront, Deny, Avoid, Counteract, Thwart, Reject, Repel, Jib, Dissent, Protest, Stand firm, Stand, Refuse, Defy

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

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.

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.