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v. refuse to comply

v. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

v. withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

protest, resist, dissent

v. express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

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refuse, decline

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

shy

v. throw quickly

startle, jump, start

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

scruple

v. hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"

demur

v. enter a demurrer

resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

defy, withstand, hold, hold up

v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

tolerate

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

battle, combat

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

resist, reject, refuse

v. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

tolerate

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

weather, endure, brave, brave out

v. face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"

battle, combat

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

picket

v. serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

boycott

v. refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

repudiate

v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

disclaim

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

condemn

v. appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway"

dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

neglect, ignore, disregard

v. give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"

abstain, refrain, desist

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

hold

v. stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"

keep, maintain, hold

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

stand

v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"

comply, follow, abide by

v. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

lend oneself, apply

v. be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"

surrender, give up

v. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

concede

v. acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

yield, relent, soften

v. give in, as to influence or pressure

yield

v. cease opposition; stop fighting

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