de·sist
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| to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. |
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intr.v. de·sist·ed, de·sist·ing, de·sists To cease doing something; forbear. See Synonyms at stop. [Middle English desisten, from Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere : dē-, de- + sistere, to bring to a standstill; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] |
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desist
1459, from M.Fr. desister (1358), from L. desistere, from de- "off" + sistere "stop, come to a stand" (see assist).
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| choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn: abstain] [ant: consume] |
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Desist
De*sist"\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Desisting.] [L. desistere; de- + sistere to stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. d['e]sister. See Stand.] To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from. Never desisting to do evil. --E. Hall. To desist from his bad practice. --Massinger. Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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