Desist

  • 21desist — desistance, desistence, n. /di zist , sist /, v.i. to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. [1425 75; late ME < OF desister < L desistere to leave off, equiv. to de DE + sistere to stand, place, akin to stare to STAND] * * * …

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  • 22desist — verb To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; often with from. One Ear was uttering quick, eager whines, lunging at the length of his stick toward the darkness, and desisting now and again in order to make frantic attacks on the stick&#8230; …

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  • 23desist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. stop, cease, abstain, quit, forbear. See end, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stop, cease, halt, discontinue; see stop 2 . See Synonym Study at stop . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. stop …

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  • 24desist — see STATUE …

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  • 25desist — de·sist || dɪ zɪst v. stop, cease …

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  • 26desist — v. a. Cease, stop, pause, forbear, stay, leave off, break off, give over …

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  • 27desist — v 1. stop, Sl. cheese, hold, stay, cease, arrest, halt; pull up, stop short, come to a halt; discontinue, interrupt, suspend, intermit; drop, have done with, let alone, let be, leave well enough alone, keep one s hands off, turn aside; resist,&#8230; …

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  • 28desist — de·sist …

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  • 29desist — de•sist [[t]dɪˈzɪst, ˈsɪst[/t]] v. i. to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop • Etymology: 1425–75; &LT; OF desister &LT; L dēsistere to leave off …

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  • 30desist — /dəˈzɪst / (say duh zist), /dəˈsɪst/ (say duh sist) verb (i) to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. {Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere leave off} –desistance, desistence, noun …