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  • 11desist — verb (I) formal to stop doing something (+ from): You are ordered to desist from such behaviour …

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  • 12desist — v.intr. (often foll. by from) literary abstain; cease (please desist from interrupting; when requested, he desisted). Etymology: OF desister f. L desistere (as DE , sistere stop, redupl. f. stare stand) …

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  • 13desist — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, belay, cancel, cease, cede, come off, cry quits, cut it out, cut out, desist from, discontinue, disuse, drop, drop it, end, forgo, forswear, give, give over, give… …

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  • 14desist — de|sist [ dı sıst ] verb intransitive FORMAL to stop doing something: They were requested to desist from carrying out further experiments …

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  • 15desist — I verb abstain, arrest, be quiescent, call off, cease, check, desinere, desistere, discontinue, end, finish, forbear, freeze, halt, hold, intermit, interrupt, leave off, make inactive, put a stop to, refrain, repose, rest, stand, stay, stop,… …

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  • 16desist — mid 15c., from M.Fr. désister (mid 14c.), from L. desistere to stand aside, leave off, cease, from de off (see DE (Cf. de )) + sistere stop, come to a stand (see ASSIST (Cf. assist)). Related: Desisted; desisting …

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  • 17desist — [v] stop, refrain from abandon, abstain, avoid, break off, cease, discontinue, end, forbear, give over, give up, halt, have done with*, knock off*, leave off, not do, pause, quit, relinquish, resign, surcease, suspend, yield; concept 119 Ant.… …

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  • 18desist — ► VERB ▪ cease; abstain. ORIGIN Latin desistere, from sistere to stop …

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  • 19desist — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desister, from Latin desistere, from de + sistere to stand, stop; akin to Latin stare to stand more at stand Date: 15th century to cease to proceed or act Synonyms: see stop •… …

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  • 20desist — /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 …