"defie" meaning in English

See defie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: defies [present, singular, third-person], defying [participle, present], defied [participle, past], defied [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} defie (third-person singular simple present defies, present participle defying, simple past and past participle defied)
  1. Obsolete spelling of defy. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: defy
    Sense id: en-defie-en-verb-XmZqe52l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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