withstan

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Withstood p. pr. & vb. n. Withstanding. ] [ AS. wiðstandan. See With, prep., and Stand. ] To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

I withstood him to the face. Gal. ii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast.
The little tyrant of his fields withstood. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]