defy

defy
01. Thousands of people in this country continue to [defy] the law by smoking marijuana.
02. Opponents of the prohibition against smoking say they plan to [defy] the ban in a mass smoking demonstration on Monday.
03. Each time he [defied] his father, he was given a beating.
04. I told you to be home by midnight, and you chose to [defy] me. I have no choice but to punish you.
05. The Opposition [defied] the government to explain how tax cuts for the rich would benefit the poor.
06. It is the duty of all citizens to [defy] an immoral or unjust law.
07. On April 6, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of salt at Dandi, a natural salt-producing beach, and broke it in [defiance] of a ban on Indians producing salt.
08. Children in this school are openly [defying] their teachers, and there is nothing we can do about it because we're not allow to touch them.
09. The demonstrators [defiantly] refused to cooperate with the police.
10. She [defied] her husband to deny that he was having an affair with a neighbor.
11. Anyone who [defies] the union will be severely dealt with.
12. The soldier was imprisoned for [defying] an order to shoot the enemy captives.
13. His [defiant] look indicated that we were in for an argument.
14. Any [defiance] against the government will be met with extreme force.
15. The disease seems to be [defying] all attempts to treat it.
16. Rebels attacked a government position this morning in [defiance] of the ceasefire.
17. Iran [defiantly] insisted on Saturday it would never give up its nuclear fuel program, despite the international outcry.
18. The young child stood with his arms crossed and his feet spread in an obvious gesture of [defiance].
19. He [defied] convention by quitting his job as a successful business executive to pursue a career as a musician.
20. The President seems determined to go ahead with this policy in [defiance] of widespread public opposition.
21. The former dictator was openly [defiant] when he appeared in court to stand charges of crimes against humanity.
22. The governor has once again [defied] his critics by winning another term.
23. Quentin Crisp once suggested that the young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by [defying] their parents, and copying one another.
24. Ruth Benedict once noted that the arrogance of race prejudice is an arrogance which [defies] what is scientifically known of human races.
25. George Elliot once remarked that it is one thing to like [defiance], and another thing to like its consequences.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • defy — de*fy (d[ e]*f[imac] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defied} (d[ e]*f[imac]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defying}.] [F. d[ e]fier, OF. deffier, desfier, LL. disfidare to disown faith or fidelity, to dissolve the bond of allegiance, as between the vassal and his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • defy — c.1300, to renounce one s allegiance; mid 14c., to challenge, defy, from O.Fr. defier, desfier to challenge, defy, provoke; renounce (a belief), repudiate (a vow, etc.), from V.L. *disfidare renounce one s faith, from L. dis away (see DIS (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Defy-ID — is a network of groups and people in the United Kingdom opposed to the introduction of the proposed National Identity Register and national identity card scheme.ee also*NO2ID *Pressure groups in the United KingdomExternal links*http://www.defy id …   Wikipedia

  • defy — I verb affront, assume a fighting attitude, battle, beard, brave, breast, buck, challenge, conflict with, confront, dare, disobey, disregard, flout, front, mutiny, oppose, outface, provocare, rebel, resist, resist openly, stand up against,… …   Law dictionary

  • defy — [dē fī′, difī′; ] also, for n. [, dē′fī] vt. defied, defying [ME defien < OFr defier, to distrust, repudiate, defy < LL * disfidare < dis , from + * fidare, to trust < fidus, faithful: see FAITH] 1. to resist or oppose boldly or… …   English World dictionary

  • defy — de*fy (d[ e]*f[imac] ), n. A challenge. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • defy — *face, brave, challenge, dare, beard Analogous words: mock, deride, *ridicule: flout (see SCOFF): withstand, *resist, oppose, fight: confront, encounter, *meet Antonyms: recoil from …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • defy — [v] challenge, frustrate baffle, beard, brave, confront, contemn, dare, defeat, deride, despise, disregard, elude, face, flout, fly in face of*, foil, front, gibe*, hang tough*, hurl defiance at, ignore, insult, make my day*, mock, oppose,… …   New thesaurus

  • defy — ► VERB (defies, defied) 1) openly resist or refuse to obey. 2) challenge to do or prove something. DERIVATIVES defier noun. ORIGIN Old French desfier, from Latin fidus faithful …   English terms dictionary

  • defy — de|fy [dıˈfaı] v past tense and past participle defied present participle defying third person singular defies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: defier, from Latin fidere to trust ] 1.) to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • defy — [[t]dɪfa͟ɪ[/t]] defies, defying, defied 1) VERB If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. [V n] This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy… …   English dictionary

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