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defied

verb
Saydi-FYD/dɪˈfaɪd/

1 meaning of defied

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of defy. Use this form for something that already happened.

    She defied her parents and stayed out past midnight.

    The small team had defied everyone's low expectations.

    Note

defied is a form of defy

defy, verb: To refuse to obey a person in charge or a rule they have set. Full entry

Forms
defydefies he/she/itdefying -ing formdefied past tense, past participle
Spelling
defy → defied: change y to i, add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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