Escape and Withstand

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Escape verb - To get free from a dangerous or confining situation.

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Withstand and escape are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withstand" instead a verb "Escape".

Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Escape and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Escape" instead a verb "Withstand".

Nearby Word: withstanding

fire	escape fire	withstand fire
wrath	escape wrath	withstand wrath
attack	escape attack	withstand attack
influence	escape influence	withstand influence
Other words: blast, explosion, pain, punishment.

One can withstand its pull, if the will to escape is there and you have a way to remember the outside, for example by eating bread, but that still doesn't mean you will manage to leave.

Source: Epiphanic Prison
Should his enemy be capable of outrunning him, however, he has another ace up his sleeve: his ultimate skill, Rupture, damages the enemy as they move, leaving the enemy to choose whether to try and withstand his basic attacks, or to attempt to escape while still taking damage from Rupture.

Source: Video Game / Defense of the Ancients: All-Stars
Aside from weathering blows and injuries that would leave most people stunned or unconscious, Riddick has been shown to be tough enough to dislocate and relocate his shoulders in an effort to escape his bonds, withstand long drops and even reset his arm after it was broken by Johns in a fight.

Source: Franchise / The Chronicles of Riddick

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