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• withsit — verb a) to resist, oppose, be set against or in opposition to b) to withstand …   Wiktionary

• withstand — O.E. wiðstandan, from wið against (see WITH (Cf. with)) + standan to stand (see STAND (Cf. stand) (v.)); perhaps a loan translation of L. resistere to resist (see RESIST (Cf. resist)). Cf. O.N …   Etymology dictionary