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   Withstand , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withstood ; p. pr. & vb. n. Withstanding.] [AS. wiðstandan.  See With, prep., and Stand.] To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.
   Piers Plowman.
   
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   I withstood him to the face.
   Gal. ii. 11.
   
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   Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast.
   The little tyrant of his fields withstood.
   Gray.
   
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