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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  defy \de*fy"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defied
     (d[-e]*f[imac]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Defying.] [F. d['e]fier,
     OF. deffier, desfier, LL. disfidare to disown faith or
     fidelity, to dissolve the bond of allegiance, as between the
     vassal and his lord; hence, to challenge, defy; fr. L. dis- +
     fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Diffident, Affiance.]
     1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or
        obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I defy the surety and the bond.       --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For thee I have defied my constant mistress. --Beau.
                                                    & Fl.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to
        challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat
        with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of
        a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to
        defy public opinion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I once again
              Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight. --Milton.
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              I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the
              contrary.                             --Burke.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Defy \De*fy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defied; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Defying.] [F. d['e]fier, OF. deffier, desfier, LL.
     disfidare to disown faith or fidelity, to dissolve the bond
     of allegiance, as between the vassal and his lord; hence, to
     challenge, defy; fr. L. dis- + fides faith. See Faith, and
     cf. Diffident, Affiance.]
     1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or
        obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. [Obs.]
  
              I defy the surety and the bond.       --Chaucer.
  
              For thee I have defied my constant mistress. --Beau.
                                                    & Fl.
  
     2. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to
        challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat
        with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of
        a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to
        defy public opinion.
  
              I once again Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the
              contrary.                             --Burke.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  defied
       See defy

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  defy
       v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied
            public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the
            greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: withstand,
             hold, hold up]
       2: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies
          explanation" [syn: resist, refuse] [ant: lend oneself]
       3: challenge; "I dare you!" [syn: dare]
       [also: defied]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  defied
     vb.
     (infl of en defy  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  defied
     vb.
     (infl of en defy  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  defied
     vb.
     (infl of en defy  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  defied
     vb.
     (infl of en defy  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  defied
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d ef ied)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  defied
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en defy ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb defy)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Defied /dɪfˈaɪd/
  متحدّى