oppose vs resist

oppose and resist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oppose	No	No	Yes	No
resist	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, resist is a hyponym of oppose; that is, resist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oppose:

Other hyponyms of oppose include blackball, negative, veto, dissent, protest.

As verbs, resist is a hyponym of oppose; that is, resist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oppose:

oppose (verb)	resist (verb)
be resistant to	stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
be against; express opposition to	withstand the force of something
set into opposition or rivalry	refuse to comply
fight against or resist strongly	express opposition through action or words
act against or in opposition to	elude, especially in a baffling way
contrast with equal weight or force	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ