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   de·fy

   /dəˈfī/

   verb

   • 1. openly resist or refuse to obey: "a woman who defies convention" Similar resistwithstandtake a stand againsthold out againststand up toconfrontfacemeet head-ontake onsquare up tobeardbraveoutfaceOpposite surrender
   • ▪ (of a thing) make (an action or quality) almost impossible: "his actions defy belief" Similar eludeescapedefeatfoilfrustratethwartbaffle
   • ▪ appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something: "he glowered at her, defying her to mock him" Similar challengedarethrow down the gauntlet
   • ▪ challenge to combat: "go now, defy him to the combat"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘renounce an allegiance’ and ‘challenge to combat’): from Old French desfier, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + fidus ‘faithful’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. defier noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   The meaning of DEFY is to confront with assured power of resistance : disregard. How to use defy in a sentence.

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   DEFY definition: 1. to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.: 2. to be extreme or very strange…. Learn more.

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   1. to resist (a powerful person, authority, etc) openly and boldly. 2. to elude, esp in a baffling way: his actions defy explanation. 3. formal to challenge or provoke (someone to do something judged to be impossible); dare: I defy you to climb that cliff. 4. (Military) archaic to invite to do battle or combat.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DEFY meaning: 1. to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.: 2. to be extreme or very strange…. Learn more.

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   Defy definition: to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly. See examples of DEFY used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondefy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   defy somebody/something to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc. I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › defyDefy Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Defy definition: To be beyond the application or scope of; be contrary or resistant to.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdefy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    used to say that someone should try to do something, as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the movie. I defy you to leave without buying something.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordDEFY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    Definitions of 'defy' 1. If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. [...] 2. If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it. [...] 3.