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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

de·fy / diˈfī/ • v. (-fies, -fied) [tr.] openly resist or refuse to obey. ∎ (of a thing) make (an action or quality) almost impossible: his actions defy belief. ∎ [tr.] appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something: he glowered at her, defying her to mock him. DERIVATIVES: de·fi·er n.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

defy †renounce allegiance to; (arch.) challenge to a contest; challenge the power of, set at nought. XIV. — (O)F. défier :- Rom. *disfīdāre, f. L. dis-, DE- 6 + fīdus trustful, rel. to fidēs FAITH. Cf. DEFIANCE.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

defy •ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai

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