desist

Meaning of desist

verb
  1. stop doing something; cease or abstain.
    each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage

late Middle English: from Old French desister, from Latin desistere, from de- ‘down from’ + sistere ‘to stop’ (reduplication of stare ‘to stand’).

Information about desist

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of desist is: desists.
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Hyphenation of desist

de-sist

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • desist is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

desist synonyms

Meaning abstain:

abstain, refrain

Meaning politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain:

forbear

Meaning have or retain possession of:

keep

Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:

stop

Meaning come or bring to an end:

cease

Meaning cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis:

discontinue

Meaning temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect:

suspend

Meaning leave (a place), usually permanently:

quit

Meaning bring or come to an end:

conclude

Meaning go without (something desirable):

forgo

Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:

drop

Meaning deliberately avoid using; abstain from:

eschew

Meaning fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it:

belay

desist antonyms

Meaning persist in an activity or process:

continue

Translation of desist

Anagrams of desist

Deists, deists, sidest, sisted

Words that rhyme with desist

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