resist vs respond

resist and respond both are verbs.

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

As verbs, respond is a hypernym of resist; that is, respond is a word with a broader meaning than resist:

resist: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
respond: show a response or a reaction to something

Other hypernyms of resist include react.

resist (verb)	respond (verb)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something	show a response or a reaction to something
withstand the force of something	respond favorably or as hoped
refuse to comply	react verbally
express opposition through action or words
elude, especially in a baffling way
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ