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defy
to openly resist or refuse to obey
In more detail
1. (verb) to refuse to obey or respect someone or something; to challenge someone to do something difficult or impossible
2. (verb) to seem impossible to do or explain
Examples
- 1. The teenager defied her parents' orders and stayed out late.
- 2. The beautiful landscape defies description.
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