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cannot resist — LOVE, adore, relish, have a weakness for, be very keen on, like, delight in, enjoy, take great pleasure in; informal be mad about, get a kick/thrill out of. → resist … Useful english dictionary
resist — v. & n. v. 1 tr. withstand the action or effect of; repel. 2 tr. stop the course or progress of; prevent from reaching, penetrating, etc. 3 tr. abstain from (pleasure, temptation, etc.). 4 tr. strive against; try to impede; refuse to comply with… … Useful english dictionary
resist — re|sist W3 [rıˈzıst] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: resistere, from sistere to stop ] 1.) [I,T usually in negatives] to stop yourself from having something that you like very much or doing something that you want to do cannot resist (doing) … Dictionary of contemporary English
resist — [[t]rɪzɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ resists, resisting, resisted 1) VERB If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it. [V n ing] The Prime Minister says she will resist a single European currency being imposed... [V n] … English dictionary
resist — verb 1) built to resist cold winters Syn: withstand, be proof against, combat, weather, endure, be resistant to, keep out Ant: be harmed by, be susceptible to 2) they resisted his attempts to change things Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
resist — resist, withstand, contest, oppose, fight, combat, conflict, antagonize are comparable when they mean to set one person or thing against another in a hostile or competing way, and they may be roughly distinguished according to the degree to which … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cannot help oneself — Cannot refrain from or resist doing something • • • Main Entry: ↑help … Useful english dictionary
resist — verb ADVERB ▪ fiercely, firmly, resolutely, strenuously, strongly, vigorously ▪ successfully ▪ They successfully resisted pressure from their competitors to increase price … Collocations dictionary
Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that… … History of philosophy
Bene Gesserit — For a comprehensive roster, see List of Dune Bene Gesserit. Reverend Mother Mohiam (Siân Phillips) and other Bene Gesserit, from David Lynch s Dune (1984) The Bene Gesserit ( … Wikipedia
