• Againstand

    Origin

    From Middle English aȝeinstanden, aȝenstonden, from Old English āġēnstandan, ongēanstandan ("to stand against, press, urge, insist upon"), equivalent to - + stand.

    Full definition of againstand

    Verb

    1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.

    Synonyms

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