resist
Definitions
To withstand the action or effect of something.
To strive against or oppose a person, thing, or course of action.
To refrain from yielding to the temptation or enjoyment of something.
Examples
It is very difficult to resist the smell of freshly baked bread.
The soldiers were ordered to resist the enemy's advance at all costs.
She could not resist laughing when she saw the puppy chasing its own tail.