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defying
Variant of defy
transitive verb defied, defying
- to resist or oppose boldly or openly
- to resist completely in a baffling way: the puzzle defied solution
- to dare (someone) to do or prove something
- Archaic to challenge (someone) to fight
noun pl. defies
a defiance or challenge
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