defy

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Verb

Plain form defy

Third-person singular defies

Past tense defied

Past participle defied

Present participle defying

1. When you defy someone, you refuse to do what he or she wants you to do.

   He is going to defy her orders for him to come here.

2. When you defy something, you challenge it.

   That politician is willing to defy public opinion, even if it is not politically popular.

Noun

Singular defy

Plural defies

1. A defy is a challenge to something.