bid defiance to

verb

To defy.

Meanings

verbbid defiance to (third-person singular simple present bids defiance to, present participle bidding defiance to, simple past bade defiance to, past participle bidden defiance to)

present singular third person bids defiance to · participle present bidding defiance to · past bade defiance to · participle past bidden defiance to

  1. transitiveTo defy.
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