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Synonyms
with·stand (wĭth-stănd́, wĭTH-)

[Middle English withstanden, from Old English withstandan, with, against; see with, + standan, to stand; see stand.]

verb: -stood (-stŏŏd́), -stand·ing, -stands. 

transitive verb 

  1. To oppose with force or resolution.
  2. To be successful in resisting. See synonyms at oppose

intransitive verb 

To resist or endure successfully.