• v.
    ⦿elude, especially in a baffling way
    lexical concept
  • This behavior defies explanation

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:defy
  2. enl:refuse
  3. enl:resist
wn:interlingual indexili:i35199

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skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:labeldefyrefuseresist