[with.stand] vt -stood ; -stand.ing [ME, fr. OE withstandan, fr. with against + standan to stand] (bef. 12c) 1 a: to stand up against: oppose with firm determination; esp: to resist successfully b: to be proof against: resist the effect of "~ the impact of a landing --Current Biog."
2. archaic: to stop or obstruct the course of syn see oppose