respond vs resist

respond and resist both are verbs.

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

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

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

respond (verb)	resist (verb)
show a response or a reaction to something	stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
respond favorably or as hoped	withstand the force of something
react verbally	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