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Definition: AGAINSTAND

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To withstand.[Websters]
2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: againstanding, againstanded, againstands, againstander, againstanders, againstandingly and againstedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Againstand" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1538. (references)

Definition: AGAINSTAND

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. To withstand.[Websters]
2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: againstanding, againstanded, againstands, againstander, againstanders, againstandingly and againstedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "AGAINSTAND" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1538. (references)