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de·sist
 desist
- pronunciation:
- dih
sIst
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
desisted, desisting, desists |
| definition: |
to stop acting in a certain way.
The judge ordered that he desist from bothering his former wife.- synonyms:
- cease, quit, stop
- antonyms:
- continue, persist
- similar words:
- abstain, discontinue, forbear, halt, keep, suspend
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| related words: |
repent, stop, withhold |
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