desist

de·sist

D0160900 (dĭ-sĭst′, -zĭst′)intr.v. de·sist·ed, de·sist·ing, de·sists To cease doing something. See Synonyms at stop.

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[Middle English desisten, from Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere : dē-, de- + sistere, to bring to a standstill; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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] deˈsistance, deˈsistence n

de•sist

(dɪˈzɪst, -ˈsɪst)

v.i. to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. [1425–75; < Old French desister < Latin dēsistere to leave off]

desist

Past participle: desisted
Gerund: desisting

Imperative
desist
desist

Present
I desist
you desist
he/she/it desists
we desist
you desist
they desist

Preterite
I desisted
you desisted
he/she/it desisted
we desisted
you desisted
they desisted

Present Continuous
I am desisting
you are desisting
he/she/it is desisting
we are desisting
you are desisting
they are desisting

Present Perfect
I have desisted
you have desisted
he/she/it has desisted
we have desisted
you have desisted
they have desisted

Past Continuous
I was desisting
you were desisting
he/she/it was desisting
we were desisting
you were desisting
they were desisting

Past Perfect
I had desisted
you had desisted
he/she/it had desisted
we had desisted
you had desisted
they had desisted

Future
I will desist
you will desist
he/she/it will desist
we will desist
you will desist
they will desist

Future Perfect
I will have desisted
you will have desisted
he/she/it will have desisted
we will have desisted
you will have desisted
they will have desisted

Future Continuous
I will be desisting
you will be desisting
he/she/it will be desisting
we will be desisting
you will be desisting
they will be desisting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been desisting
you have been desisting
he/she/it has been desisting
we have been desisting
you have been desisting
they have been desisting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been desisting
you will have been desisting
he/she/it will have been desisting
we will have been desisting
you will have been desisting
they will have been desisting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been desisting
you had been desisting
he/she/it had been desisting
we had been desisting
you had been desisting
they had been desisting

Conditional
I would desist
you would desist
he/she/it would desist
we would desist
you would desist
they would desist

Past Conditional
I would have desisted
you would have desisted
he/she/it would have desisted
we would have desisted
you would have desisted
they would have desisted

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

desist - choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"abstain, refrainfast - abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"fast - abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"keep off, avoid - refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"teetotal - practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages

desist

verb stop, cease, refrain from, end, kick (informal), give up, suspend, break off, abstain, discontinue, leave off, have done with, give over (informal), forbear, belay (Nautical) Kindly desist from making so much noise.

desist

verbTo cease trying to accomplish or continue:abandon, break off, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, stop.Informal: swear off.Slang: lay off.Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel.

Translations

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