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Withstand

WITHSTAND, verb transitive [with and stand. See [[Stand]].] To oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand the attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.

When Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face. [[Galatians 2#1|Galatians 2:1]].