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Definitions for: Desist [v] choose to refrain; "I abstain from alcohol"
Webster (1913) Definition: De*sist" (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desisted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Desisting.] [L. desistere; de- + sistere to
stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. d['e]sister. See
Stand.]
To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often
with from.
Never desisting to do evil. --E. Hall.
To desist from his bad practice. --Massinger.
Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain).
--Milton.
Synonyms: abstain, refrain
Antonyms: consume, have, ingest, take, take in
See Also: avoid, fast, keep off, teetotal
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