desist

[ dih-zist, -sist ]

/ dɪˈzɪst, -ˈsɪst /

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verb (used without object)

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

Origin of desist

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

OTHER WORDS FROM desist

de·sist·ance, de·sist·ence, nounnon·de·sist·ance, nounnon·de·sist·ence, nounnon·de·sist·ing, adjective, noun

un·de·sist·ing, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for desist

All these charges were quieted by intrigue, bribery of the judges, or desistance of the accuser.
What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon
It was felt by them at the time to be an additional incentive to moderation, to sobriety, to desistance from extreme views.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
There are preachers of death: and the earth is full of those to whom desistance from life must be preached.
Thus Spake Zarathustra|Friedrich Nietzsche

British Dictionary definitions for desist

desist

/ (dɪˈzɪst) /

verb

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

Derived forms of desist

desistance or desistence, noun

Word Origin for desist

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

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Idioms and Phrases with desist

desist

see cease and desist.

单词	desist
释义	desist [ dih-zist, -sist ] / dɪˈzɪst, -ˈsɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR desist ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. Origin of desist 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 OTHER WORDS FROM desist de·sist·ance, de·sist·ence, nounnon·de·sist·ance, nounnon·de·sist·ence, nounnon·de·sist·ing, adjective, noun un·de·sist·ing, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desist All these charges were quieted by intrigue, bribery of the judges, or desistance of the accuser. What is Property?\|P. J. Proudhon It was felt by them at the time to be an additional incentive to moderation, to sobriety, to desistance from extreme views. Life of John Coleridge Patteson\|Charlotte M. Yonge There are preachers of death: and the earth is full of those to whom desistance from life must be preached. Thus Spake Zarathustra\|Friedrich Nietzsche British Dictionary definitions for desist desist / (dɪˈzɪst) / verb (intr often foll by from) to cease, as from an action; stop or abstain Derived forms of desist desistance or desistence, noun Word Origin for desist C15: from Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere to leave off, stand apart, from de- + sistere to stand, halt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with desist desist see cease and desist. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to desist relinquish, abstain, cease, forbear, quit, suspend, end, halt, avoid, discontinue, yield, pause, resign, abandon, break off, knock off, leave off, surcease, give over, give up
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desist

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