Collocations for withstand - verb

be able to, be unable to, can
manage to
be built to, be designed to, be made to
The wooden boat was built to withstand just about every weather condition at sea.

be robust enough to, be strong enough to
The building is strong enough to withstand an earthquake.
The material is strong enough to withstand hurricane-force winds.

enable sth to, help sth (to)

the ability to withstand sth, the strength to withstand sth
be capable of withstanding sth

Withstand is used with these nouns as the object:
assault, attack, barrage, bombardment, challenge, cross-examination, drought, earthquake, heat, impact, onslaught, pain, pressure, rigour, scrutiny, siege, stress, temperature, wear, wind