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defydefy /dɪˈfaɪ/ ●●○ verb (, defied, defying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdefyOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French defier, from Latin fidere to trust VERB TABLEdefy |
| Present | I, you, we, they | defy | | he, she, it | defies | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | defied | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have defied | | he, she, it | has defied | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had defied | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will defy | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have defied |
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| Present | I | am defying | | he, she, it | is defying | | you, we, they | are defying | | Past | I, he, she, it | was defying | | you, we, they | were defying | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been defying | | he, she, it | has been defying | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been defying | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be defying | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been defying |
► openly defy teenagers who openly defy (=not caring if anyone notices) the law ► defied tradition The couple defied tradition (=refused to do what was traditional) and never married. THESAURUS to refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law► disobey to refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law: Pilots who disobey orders to land can face up to five years in prison. ► defy to refuse to obey someone or something: He defied his father’s wishes and became a great dancer. ► break to disobey a rule or law: Breaking school rules may result in a student being suspended. ► rebel to oppose or fight against someone who is in authority: Hannah eventually rebelled against her mother’s control. ► stand up to somebody informal to disobey someone in authority in a way that seems brave: Tom finally stood up to his boss and told him he wouldn’t lie for him anymore. ► violate formal to disobey or do something against a law, rule, agreement, etc.: By releasing the chemicals into the river, the company clearly violated the law. ► flout formal to deliberately disobey a rule, law, or custom: The company has flouted safety rules and endangered its workers. ► infringe formal to do something that is against the law or someone’s legal rights: A treaty cannot be valid if it infringes on the Constitution. ► contravene formal to do something that is not allowed by a law or rule: The building contravened New York’s construction codes. 1to refuse to obey someone or something, or to refuse to do what is expected: teenagers who openly defy (=not caring if anyone notices) the law The couple defied tradition (=refused to do what was traditional) and never married.► see thesaurus at disobey2defy reason/logic/the odds etc. to not happen according to the principles you would expect: A 16-week premature baby has defied the odds and survived.3defy description/understanding/categorization etc. to be almost impossible to describe, understand, categorize, etc.: The beauty of the scene defies description.4I defy somebody (to do something) spoken formal used when asking someone to do something that you think he or she cannot or will not do: I defy anybody to prove otherwise. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French defier, from Latin fidere to trust] |