defy
defy.01 - to oppose, resist, or refuse
DEFY-V NOTES: Comparison with 'oppose'. No VNcls. (from defy.01-v)DEFIANCE-N NOTES: Based on Bolt data. Slight comparison to defy.01. No VN class. No FN class. Framed by Katie. (from defiance.01-n)
Aliases:
defy (v.)
defiance (n.)
defiance (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: defiant one, agent
ARG1-PPT: entity defied
ARG1-PPT: entity defied
transitive
Four years ago , he jailed all nine members of the Cambria County School Board for several hours after
theyARG0
defiedrel
his order to extend the school year by several weeks to make up for time lost during a teachers ' strikeARG1
.inanimate subject
The moveARG0
defiedrel
a law , approved in Moscow this month , banning such walkoutsARG1
.Arg 1
1.7 million people assembled in Green Square , Tripoli to show
defiancerel
against the Nato bombing of LibyaARG1