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What (who) is Defy - definition
Defy
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Defy (disambiguation)
·noun A Challenge.
II. Defy ·vt To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
defy
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Defy (disambiguation)
v. (H; passive is rare) she defied them to prove her guilty
defy
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Defy (disambiguation)
(defies, defying, defied)
1.
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.
This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother...
VERB: V n
2.
If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it.
I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of the current Prime Minister...
= dare
VERB: V n to-inf
3.
If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain.
It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
VERB: no passive, no cont, V n
Examples of use of Defy
1. He continued to defy the international community.
2. The Taliban phenomenon continues to defy analysis.
3. And everyone will defy this law." "Some will smoke only to defy the law," said Michael Barbut, 20, laughing and puffing away.
4. "Edwards seems to defy gravity" in Iowa, she said.
5. However, there are signs Taipei could defy convention this time.