See withstand in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To oppose actively and with force:
resist. Idioms: mount (or offer) resistance, put up a fight, stand up to (or against). See resistTo put up with:
abide, accept, bear, brook2, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate. (Informal) lump2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept
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