againstand

verb

againstand

verb

Etymology From Middle English aȝeinstanden, aȝenstonden, from Old English āġēnstandan, ongēanstandan (“to stand against, press, urge, insist upon”), equivalent to again- + stand.

1

Obsolete, Rare To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.

Synonyms
gainstand

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