RESIST

v. 1 stop, hinder, prevent, hold out (against), be proof (against), keep or hold at bay, hold the line (against), thwart, impede, block, obstruct, inhibit, restrain, preclude, check, control, curb, stem, bridle, hold back, withstand, weather, last (against), endure, outlast, stand up (to or against); combat, fight (against), battle, countervail (against), counteract, oppose, rebuff, defy He was jailed for attempting to resist arrest It is pointless to resist. 2 refuse, deny, turn down, forgo I cannot resist a rich sweet for dessert