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desist

de·sist

desist

 
 
pronunciation:
dih sIst [or] di sIst
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: desists, desisting, desisted
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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