set at defiance in English

Forms: sets at defiance [present, singular, third-person], setting at defiance [participle, present], set at defiance [participle, past], set at defiance [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|set<,,set> at defiance}} set at defiance (third-person singular simple present sets at defiance, present participle setting at defiance, simple past and past participle set at defiance)

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      "form": "sets at defiance",
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    {
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      "form": "set at defiance",
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          "ref": "1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 45",
          "text": "In the town of Angla […] no person may appear on horseback in the streets […]. In former days even Europeans were forbidden to ride on horseback in Angla; and missionaries who attempted to set the local prejudice at defiance have been pelted with sticks and dirt by the outraged natives.",
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        "To defy, flout, violate shamelessly."
      ],
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          "violate",
          "violate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "set at defiance"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sets at defiance",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "set at defiance",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set at defiance",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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        ],
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"set at defiance" meaning in English

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