Withstand
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To resist or endure (something) successfully. To oppose (something) forcefully.
Example sentence: Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.
Resist
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a protective covering
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to attempt to counter the actions or effects of someone or something (transitive)to withstand such actions (transitive)to oppose (intransitive)
Example sentence: Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.