withstand
verb (used with object)
to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand the invaders;
withstander
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a word derived from
withstand.
Example Sentences
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His father is a stout withstander of the Scots, and the earl would have given him knighthood, if he would have taken it; and maybe, in the future, the son will win that honour.
From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Ralph Peacock
