(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If you ~ something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it.
...illegal campers who persist in ~ing the law...
= defy
? observe, respect
VERB: V n
(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If you ~ something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it.
...illegal campers who persist in ~ing the law...
= defy
? observe, respect
VERB: V n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012