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defy [dɪˈfaɪ] VB trans

1. defy (challenge):

defy person

2. defy (resist):

defy decision

opor-se a

3. defy fig:

it defies description

é quase impossível descrevê-lo

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However, city government defied that custom and cleared markers out of spaces. en.wikipedia.org

This proves that people defy the laws of probability when making decisions. en.wikipedia.org

The junta considered some cases, but eventually condemned the clergy that defied their religious authorities. en.wikipedia.org

The language of the book has defied complete analysis by linguists for decades. en.wikipedia.org

The structure defied many strong typhoons, hurricanes, and vigorous quakes -- a token of the superior groundwork. en.wikipedia.org

There is something that defies explanation in this continued murderousness. en.wikipedia.org

She does as she is instructed and continues to defy breaking. en.wikipedia.org

The gruesome story of his using his concubine to protect himself defies imagination. en.wikipedia.org

He follows her (his sister, defying the warnings) to the south, where they spend the winter. en.wikipedia.org

The duo had described the dance as extremely difficult; defying the laws of gravity. en.wikipedia.org

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