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elude vs resist

resist vs elude

elude and resist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elude No No Yes No
resist No No Yes No
As verbs, resist is a hyponym of elude; that is, resist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elude:
  • elude: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
  • resist: elude, especially in a baffling way
Other hyponyms of elude include defy, refuse.
elude (verb) resist (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
escape, either physically or mentally withstand the force of something
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by refuse to comply
express opposition through action or words
elude, especially in a baffling way
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Difference between elude and resist

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