Effect
Withstand
Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.
Effect and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Withstand".
Nearby Word: withstanding
Common collocations
| temperature | effect temperature | withstand temperature |
Both words in one sentence
- Yamamoto's shikai alone, given that even his Battle Aura has a paralysing effect on anyone lacking the spiritual power to withstand it.
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It has the unfortunate side effect of mutating users into monsters and then melting down when their bodies are no longer able to withstand the changes.
Source: Manga / Silent Möbius -
However, the earthen trenches were built to withstand shrapnel just as much as bullets, meaning artillery had less and less effect.
Source: Useful Notes / World War I
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