- elude, especially in a baffling way;
"This behavior defies explanation"
- stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- express opposition through action or words;
"dissent to the laws of the country"
- 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 immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
- refuse to comply