1. Resist or confront with resistance
   "The politician defied public opinion"
   - withstand, hold, hold up 
2. Elude, especially in a baffling way
   "This behaviour defies explanation"
   - resist, refuse 
3. Challenge
   - dare

Derived forms: defying, defied, defies

See also: defiance, defiant

Type of: challenge, elude, escape, hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand

Antonym: lend oneself

Encyclopedia: Defy

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