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- 1. stop doing something; cease or abstain: "each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage"
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DESIST definition: 1. to stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do: 2. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of DESIST is to cease to proceed or act. How to use desist in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Desist.
DESIST meaning: 1. to stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do: 2. to…. Learn more.
verb. If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it. [formal] Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America. [VERB + from] The magazine will desist from such language after receiving complaints. [V from -ing/n] She rubbed her arms, but they hurt and she desisted. [VERB]
If you want to insist that someone stop doing something, the word desist is a solid choice. It's often used as part of a legal order called a "cease and desist," which forces an action to come to a halt.
Desist definition: to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. . See examples of DESIST used in a sentence.
de·sist. (dĭ-sĭst′, -zĭst′) intr.v. de·sist·ed, de·sist·ing, de·sists. To cease doing something. See Synonyms at stop. [Middle English desisten, from Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere : dē-, de- + sistere, to bring to a standstill; see stā- in Indo-European roots .]
Definition of desist verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. desists. To cease ( from an action); stop; abstain. Desist from fighting. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: refrain. abstain. discontinue. halt. cease. stop. abandon. quit. yield. suspend. forbear. pause. lay off. swear off. remit. Antonyms: consume. keep on. endure. persevere.
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