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[dih-zist, -sist]

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verb (used without object)

to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.

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Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Old French desister < Latin dēsistere to leave off, equivalent to dē- de- + sistere to stand, place, akin to stāre to stand

Related forms

de·sist·ance, de·sist·ence, noun

non·de·sist·ance, noun

non·de·sist·ence, noun

non·de·sist·ing, adjective, noun

un·de·sist·ing, adjective

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desist (dɪˈzɪst)

—vb (often foll by from)
	to cease, as from an action; stop or abstain

[C15: from Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere to leave off, stand apart, from de- + sistere to stand, halt]

de'sistance

—n

de'sistence

—n

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Word Origin & History

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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Idioms & Phrases

desist

see cease and desist.