# withset

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To set oneself against; oppose; resist.
2. To be set against.
3. To set (a place) with an ambush.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/withset