defy Copy link Outline I. To challenge1. prōvŏco, 12. dēposco, pŏposci, 3II. To show contempt for • defy: I. To challenge: 1. prōvŏco, 1: v. to challenge. 2. dēposco, pŏposci, 3: boldness in d.ing dangers, audacia in deposcendis periculis, Tac. II. To show contempt for: contemno, sperno: v. despise.