prkositi

1. (+ dat.) to defy
   Stalno prkosi roditeljima i ne sluša ih. — He keeps defying his parents and doesn't listen to them.
   Ona prkosi pravilima otkad zna za sebe. — She has defied the rules for as long as she can remember.
2. (of nature, time) to defy; to withstand
   Ova stara tvrđava prkosi vremenu. — This old fortress defies time.

Takes the dative: prkositi nekome.