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withset.

To set oneself against; oppose; resist.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To set oneself against; oppose; resist.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To be set against.

    intransitive · obsolete
  3. To set (a place) with an ambush.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English withsetten (“to resist, set against”), from Old English wiþsettan (“to resist; condemn”), equivalent to with- (“against”) + set.

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