defiable

de·fy

D d

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dih-fahy; noun dih-fahy, dee-fahy]
- /verb dɪˈfaɪ; noun dɪˈfaɪ, ˈdi faɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dih-fahy; noun dih-fahy, dee-fahy]
- /verb dɪˈfaɪ; noun dɪˈfaɪ, ˈdi faɪ/

Definitions of defiable word

verb with object defiable to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority. 1
verb with object defiable to offer effective resistance to: a fort that defies attack. 1
verb with object defiable to challenge (a person) to do something deemed impossible: They defied him to dive off the bridge. 1
verb with object defiable Archaic. to challenge to a combat or contest. 1
noun plural defiable a challenge; a defiance. 1
noun defiable That can be defied. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English defien < Old French desfier, equivalent to des- dis-1 + fier to trust < Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, variant of Latin fīdere

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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