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(de-fies) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to openly resist or refuse to obey.

Example Sentence

That puzzle defies solving.

More Example Sentences

The child defies his parents’ wishes.

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Rhymes

  • ais
  • ayes
  • bies
  • bise
  • buy's
  • buys
  • chi's
  • cries
  • crise
  • di's
  • dies
  • dise
  • dries
  • dyes
  • eis
  • eye's
  • eyes
  • eyes'
  • flies
  • fries
  • fry's
  • geis
  • gries
  • grise
  • guise
  • guy's
  • guys
  • guys'
  • highs
  • hise
  • i's
  • i.'s
  • i.s
  • ise
  • kise
  • kleis
  • knies
  • krise
  • kyes
  • lies
  • lise
  • mies
  • mize
  • nies
  • nuys
  • pies
  • plies
  • pries
  • prize
  • ries
  • rise
  • schleis
  • shies
  • sighs
  • size
  • skies
  • sky's
  • spies
  • thai's
  • thais
  • theis
  • thighs
  • ties
  • tries
  • tsai's
  • vies
  • why's
  • whys
  • wies
  • wise
  • wyse
  • y's
  • y.'s

  • advise
  • allies
  • ally's
  • applies
  • apprise
  • arise
  • baptize
  • belies
  • chastise
  • complies
  • comprise
  • decries
  • deffeyes
  • defies
  • demise
  • denies
  • despise
  • devise
  • disguise
  • emprise
  • goodbyes
  • implies
  • incise
  • julies
  • july's
  • marseilles
  • mcfly's
  • mihai's
  • pint-size
  • relies
  • replies
  • reprise
  • revise
  • shanghai's
  • supplies
  • supply's
  • surmise
  • surprise
  • unties
  • unwise
  • upsize
  • vanhise

  • duis
  • improvise
  • oversize
  • underlies

  • decriminalize
  • sensationalize
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