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   withstand

   /wɪðˈstand/

   verb

   • 1. remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist: "the structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph"
   • ▪ offer strong resistance or opposition to: "Constantinople withstood the eastern invaders"

   Word Origin Old Englishwithstandan, from the prefix with- ‘against’ + the verb stand.

   Derivatives

   • 1. withstander noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

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