English → Latin
“resist” in Latin
resistōto stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand still, halt, stop, stay; remain, continue; to rise or stand up again; toobsistōto place oneself before; to oppose or resist; to make a standrenītorto struggle, resist, fight backrepugnōto fight against; to oppose; to resist or defend oneselfdēfendōto drive away; to defend, guard or protect, to stand up for, to stick up for
The English word resist itself goes back to Latin sistō, through resisto.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
resist
resistere: obsistere (Cic.); reniti (Liv.); repugnare: to resist the enemy, hosti se opponere, obviam ire, repugnare: hostem propulsare, defendere: to resist anything, resistere alicui rei. To resist an attack successfully, impetum sustinere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for resist?
- The usual Latin words for “resist” are resistō, obsistō, renītor; also repugnō, dēfendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.