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Verbs (6)

v. challenge; "I dare you!"

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

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Fuzzynyms (18)

confront

v. be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

make bold, dare, presume

v. take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"

dare

v. to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

misbehave, misconduct, misdemean

v. behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning"

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"

fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

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