resists
v.v. to fight against something or refuse to accept it. You use this when you try to stop something from happening or changing you.
v. to withstand the action or effect of something; to refuse to comply with or be affected by a force or influence. Often describes a physical property or a psychological refusal to change.
The old building resists the strong winds.
Many employees tend to resist new technology because they fear it will make their current skills obsolete.
The alloy is specifically engineered to resist corrosion even when submerged in highly acidic environments for extended periods, making it ideal for deep-sea industrial applications.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.
They resist to the new rules.They resist the new rules.Resist is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'to' before its object.