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Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

defy

VERB:

1. To call on another to do something requiring boldness: challenge, dare. Idioms: throw down the gauntlet. See REQUEST. 2. To confront boldly and courageously: beard, brave, challenge, dare, face, front. Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at. See RESIST. 3. To refuse or fail to obey: break, disobey, flout, transgress, violate. Idioms: pay no attention to. See RESIST.


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