desistv.

/dɪˈzɪst/

Forms: Also 1500s desyste, decist, 1600s dissist.

Etymology: < Old French desister (1358 in Littré; modern French dé- ), < Latin dēsistĕre , < de- prefix 1b + sistĕre to stop, stand still.

a. intransitive. To cease (from some action or procedure); to stop, leave off, give over, forbear.

ΚΠ

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 514/1 I counsayle you desyst from this purpose.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 49 I pray the to decist fra that tideus melancolic orison.

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xv. 16 Notwithstanding [they] did not desist of their enterprise.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 100 At last, quite wearied with kissing and weeping, they were faine to desist.

1752 H. Fielding Amelia IV. x. ii. 22 Desist, therefore..from this enormous Crime.

a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 51 The Peers desisted from urging a request which seemed likely to be ungraciously refused.

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. iii. 121 Alef shouted to the combatants to desist.

†b. Const. in. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1774 O. Goldsmith tr. P. Scarron Comic Romance (1775) II. xix. 176 Request that he would desist in his gallantries to me.

1795 H. Summersett Fate of Sedley II. 140 He only begged me to desist..in thinking of such an union.

1842 C. Whitehead Richard Savage (1845) II. viii. 275 I desisted in the attempt; more properly to speak, I declined it.

†c. Const. infinitive with to. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1539 Act 31 Hen. VIII c. 12 Diuers idell..persons..haue not desisted to take egges of faucons..out of the nestes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) i. iii. 47 What do we then, but..at least, desist To builde at all?

1647 C. Cotterell & W. Aylesbury tr. E. C. Davila Hist. Civill Warres France i. 38 Never desisted to persecute them.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 11 Gods alwaies were, to be, desisted never.

d. To cease to prefer a claim.

ΚΠ

1673 Pennsylvania Arch. I. 32 We doe hereby dissist off the same land.

2. To come to an end, cease, terminate. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1657 J. Balfour Hist. Wks. (1824) II. 254 The vrging of the Perth artickells must ceasse and desist.

†3. transitive. To leave off, discontinue. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)]

aswikec975

linOE

beleavec1175

forletc1175

i-swikec1175

restc1175

stutte?c1225

lina1300

blinc1314

to give overc1325

to do wayc1350

stintc1366

finisha1375

leavea1375

yleavec1380

to leave offa1382

refuse1389

ceasec1410

resigna1413

respite?a1439

relinquish1454

surcease1464

discontinue1474

unfill1486

supersede1499

desist1509

to have ado?1515

stop1525

to lay aside1530

stay1538

quata1614

to lay away1628

sist1635

quita1642

to throw up1645

to lay by1709

to come off1715

unbuckle1736

peter1753

to knock off1767

stash1794

estop1796

stow1806

cheese1811

to chuck itc1879

douse1887

nark1889

to stop off1891

stay1894

sling1902

can1906

to lay off1908

to pack in1934

to pack up1934

to turn in1938

to break down1941

to tie a can to (or on)1942

to jack in1948

to wrap it up1949

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. cxiiii^v Thou fole desyst thy wordes vayne.

1599 in H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India I. i. x. 225 They shuld be required to desist their viage.

1679 T. Oates True Narr. Horrid Plot 53 He ordered the said Blundel, not to desist the business in hand.

1753 Trial J. Stewart 209 The uncle desisted further inquiry.

1784 New Spectator xi. 6/1 Unless they desist their attacks on the fair milliner.

†4. To withstand (? error for resist). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > resist

withstandc888

withsake971

forstanda1000

to stand again ——OE

withsetc1000

again-standOE

to stand againOE

warnc1175

wiþerhaldec1175

atstandc1220

astand1250

withsitc1300

sitc1325

asitc1330

(it) may well withc1395

reversea1400

resist1417

ofstandc1425

onstandc1425

gainstand?c1450

endure1470

obsista1475

repugna1513

recountera1525

occur1531

desist1548

impugn1577

obstrigillate1623

counter-stand1648

stem1675

repique1687

to make face to1807

to fight off1833

to stick up1838

bay1848

withstay1854

buck1857

1548 N. Bodrugan Epitome Title to Souereigntie Scotl. H iv Who of you by reason or otherwise is able to desist my persuasion of this vnion.

Derivatives

deˈsisting n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun]

lissc1000

ceasec1330

stintc1330

stinting1338

ceasinga1340

discontinuancea1398

cessationa1400

leaving-off?a1425

surceasingc1435

disusage1475

stop1483

staying1546

discontinuation1572

discontinuing1582

surcease1590

stintance1605

cessure1607

desisting1607

avocationa1617

desistance1632

sistencea1639

surceasementa1641

supersession1648

dispractice1673

breaking-off1683

estoppage1701

cess1703

cesser1809

shutdown1857

stoppage1865

shut-off1889

sign-off1919

1607 S. Hieron Discouerie of Hypocrisie in Wks. (1620) I. 270 There was no desisting from former courses, no breaking off of olde sinnes.

1709 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 13 Mar. Mr. Lhuyd..has carried his Point..owing to my desisting.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	desist
释义	desistv. /dɪˈzɪst/ Forms: Also 1500s desyste, decist, 1600s dissist. Etymology: < Old French desister (1358 in Littré; modern French dé- ), < Latin dēsistĕre , < de- prefix 1b + sistĕre to stop, stand still. 1. a. intransitive. To cease (from some action or procedure); to stop, leave off, give over, forbear. ΚΠ 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 514/1 I counsayle you desyst from this purpose. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 49 I pray the to decist fra that tideus melancolic orison. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xv. 16 Notwithstanding [they] did not desist of their enterprise. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 100 At last, quite wearied with kissing and weeping, they were faine to desist. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia IV. x. ii. 22 Desist, therefore..from this enormous Crime. a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 51 The Peers desisted from urging a request which seemed likely to be ungraciously refused. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. iii. 121 Alef shouted to the combatants to desist. †b. Const. in. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1774 O. Goldsmith tr. P. Scarron Comic Romance (1775) II. xix. 176 Request that he would desist in his gallantries to me. 1795 H. Summersett Fate of Sedley II. 140 He only begged me to desist..in thinking of such an union. 1842 C. Whitehead Richard Savage (1845) II. viii. 275 I desisted in the attempt; more properly to speak, I declined it. †c. Const. infinitive with to. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1539 Act 31 Hen. VIII c. 12 Diuers idell..persons..haue not desisted to take egges of faucons..out of the nestes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) i. iii. 47 What do we then, but..at least, desist To builde at all? 1647 C. Cotterell & W. Aylesbury tr. E. C. Davila Hist. Civill Warres France i. 38 Never desisted to persecute them. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 11 Gods alwaies were, to be, desisted never. d. To cease to prefer a claim. ΚΠ 1673 Pennsylvania Arch. I. 32 We doe hereby dissist off the same land. 2. To come to an end, cease, terminate. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1657 J. Balfour Hist. Wks. (1824) II. 254 The vrging of the Perth artickells must ceasse and desist. †3. transitive. To leave off, discontinue. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] aswikec975 linOE beleavec1175 forletc1175 i-swikec1175 restc1175 stutte?c1225 lina1300 blinc1314 to give overc1325 to do wayc1350 stintc1366 finisha1375 leavea1375 yleavec1380 to leave offa1382 refuse1389 ceasec1410 resigna1413 respite?a1439 relinquish1454 surcease1464 discontinue1474 unfill1486 supersede1499 desist1509 to have ado?1515 stop1525 to lay aside1530 stay1538 quata1614 to lay away1628 sist1635 quita1642 to throw up1645 to lay by1709 to come off1715 unbuckle1736 peter1753 to knock off1767 stash1794 estop1796 stow1806 cheese1811 to chuck itc1879 douse1887 nark1889 to stop off1891 stay1894 sling1902 can1906 to lay off1908 to pack in1934 to pack up1934 to turn in1938 to break down1941 to tie a can to (or on)1942 to jack in1948 to wrap it up1949 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. cxiiii^v Thou fole desyst thy wordes vayne. 1599 in H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India I. i. x. 225 They shuld be required to desist their viage. 1679 T. Oates True Narr. Horrid Plot 53 He ordered the said Blundel, not to desist the business in hand. 1753 Trial J. Stewart 209 The uncle desisted further inquiry. 1784 New Spectator xi. 6/1 Unless they desist their attacks on the fair milliner. †4. To withstand (? error for resist). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > resist withstandc888 withsake971 forstanda1000 to stand again ——OE withsetc1000 again-standOE to stand againOE warnc1175 wiþerhaldec1175 atstandc1220 astand1250 withsitc1300 sitc1325 asitc1330 (it) may well withc1395 reversea1400 resist1417 ofstandc1425 onstandc1425 gainstand?c1450 endure1470 obsista1475 repugna1513 recountera1525 occur1531 desist1548 impugn1577 obstrigillate1623 counter-stand1648 stem1675 repique1687 to make face to1807 to fight off1833 to stick up1838 bay1848 withstay1854 buck1857 1548 N. Bodrugan Epitome Title to Souereigntie Scotl. H iv Who of you by reason or otherwise is able to desist my persuasion of this vnion. Derivatives deˈsisting n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] lissc1000 ceasec1330 stintc1330 stinting1338 ceasinga1340 discontinuancea1398 cessationa1400 leaving-off?a1425 surceasingc1435 disusage1475 stop1483 staying1546 discontinuation1572 discontinuing1582 surcease1590 stintance1605 cessure1607 desisting1607 avocationa1617 desistance1632 sistencea1639 surceasementa1641 supersession1648 dispractice1673 breaking-off1683 estoppage1701 cess1703 cesser1809 shutdown1857 stoppage1865 shut-off1889 sign-off1919 1607 S. Hieron Discouerie of Hypocrisie in Wks. (1620) I. 270 There was no desisting from former courses, no breaking off of olde sinnes. 1709 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 13 Mar. Mr. Lhuyd..has carried his Point..owing to my desisting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1509
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