offstand verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To endure against; stand or ward off; defend against; withstand; resist.Those who are involved in long enmities sacrifice continually to the hidit in order to offstand such affliction. — 1919 •To offset; compensate for; make restitution for.To offstand the dire effects of its hoarding policy, the Secretary, from March 4, 1885, began lending money to the national banks — that is he deposited it in those institutions. — 1886 noun1 •Offset; restitution. formsoffstood · offstanding · offstands
