Definitions from Wiktionary (defy)
▸ verb: (transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
▸ verb: (transitive) To refuse to obey.
▸ verb: To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A challenge.
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▸ verb: (transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
▸ verb: (transitive) To refuse to obey.
▸ verb: To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A challenge.
Similar:
refuse,
resist,
withstand,
hold up,
dare,
hold,
defie,
forbid,
bid defiance to,
stand up against,
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