·noun A Challenge.
II. Defy ·vt To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
III. Defy ·vt To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to Challenge; to Dare; to Brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion.