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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

set at defiance en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To defy, flout; violate or disobey shamelessly.
    • In the town of Angla […] no person may appear on horseback in the streets […]. In former days even Europeans were forbidden to ride on horseback in Angla; and missionaries who attempted to set the local prejudice at defiance have been pelted with sticks and dirt by the outraged natives. 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 45:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
setting at defiance Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sets at defiance Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
set at defiance Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
set at defiance Tense=Past lexicographic