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desist
[ dih-sist, -zist ]
desist
/ dɪˈzɪst /
verb
- introften foll byfrom to cease, as from an action; stop or abstain
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Derived Forms
- deˈsistance, noun
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Other Words From
- de·sist·ance de·sist·ence noun
- non·de·sist·ing adjective noun
- un·de·sist·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of desist1
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Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
He said that when he told her to desist, she threatened to hit herself and then tell the cops that he had done it.
Then there are the cases where the FEC does issue a cease and desist directive—only to be completely ignored.
It is a place where cease-and-desist letters are hung on the wall with pride.
It is not your duty to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it.
I hereby call on all Republicans involved in any voter suppression efforts to cease and desist immediately.
The Jews flocked from all parts to assist in the work; but the combined forces were obliged to desist from the attempt.
She even threatens to strike the bell, when the Count de Carojac appears, and warns his rival to desist.
But Warren begged him to desist, confident as he was that any further attempt would result in ill to them.
And Friedrich did desist, in that direction, poor youth; but tried it the more in others.
But these clowns would not desist; they even added jeers and threats of violence if she did not leave the place.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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