Meaning of DESIST
| Pronunciation: | | di'zist
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| | Definition: | | [v] choose to refrain; "I abstain from alcohol" |
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| | Synonyms: | | abstain, refrain |
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| | Antonyms: | | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | | |
| | See Also: | | avoid, fast, keep off, teetotal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, belay, cancel, cease, cede, come off, cry quits, cut it out, cut out, desist from, discontinue, disuse, drop, drop it, end, forgo, forswear, give, give over, give up, halt, hand over, have done with, hold, knock it off, lay down, lay off, leave off, let go, nol-pros, not pursue with, put behind one, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, resign, scrub, stay, stop, surrender, terminate, throw up, waive, yield |
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