What does withstay mean?
Withstay means (transitive) To hold back; oppose; withstand..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To hold back; oppose; withstand..
Death, careful of my learning, hath withstayed His final presence.
It filled the passage of the rising glade, And there withstayed the sun in dazzling sheen.
More interestingly the shock has sufficiently high temperatures that nuclear binding cannot withstay and matter is ejected as free protons and neutrons from the neutron star surface.
Use withstay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Withstay means (transitive) To hold back; oppose; withstand..
Common synonyms include gainstay.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Death, careful of my learning, hath withstayed His final presence.
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