Definitions for desist
dɪˈzɪst, -ˈsɪstde·sist

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abstain, refrain, desistverb

   choose not to consume

   "I abstain from alcohol"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desistverb

   To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DESISTverb

   To cease from any thing; to stop.

   Etymology: desisto, Latin.

   Desist, thou art discern’d,
   And toil’st in vain; nor me in vain molest. John Milton, Pa. Lost.

   There are many who will not quit a project, though they find it pernicious or absurd; but will readily desist from it, when they are convinced it is impracticable. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

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1. desist

   To desist means to stop or cease doing something, often referring to actions or behaviors that are harmful or undesirable. It can also refer to abstaining from continuing a legal action.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Desistverb

   to cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from

2. Etymology: [L. desistere; de- + sistere to stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. dsister. See Stand.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Desist

   de-sist′, v.i. to stop: to forbear.—ns. Desist′ance, -ence, a desisting. [Fr.,—L. desistĕre—de, away, and sistĕre, to cause to stand.]

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1. Desist

   Resist vs. Desist -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Resist and Desist.

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1. deists

2. Deists

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of desist in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of desist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of desist in a Sentence

1. Guyanese President David Granger:

   Venezuela, therefore, must desist from hindering our economic development in an obtrusive and obstructive manner that is tantamount to interference in our internal affairs.

2. John Comenius:

   To hate a man because he was born in another country, because he speaks a different language, or because he takes a different view of this subject or that, is a great folly. Desist, I implore you, for we are all equally human...Let us have but one end in view, the welfare of humanity.

3. Sheila Jackson Lee:

   When you have a mother tell you directly that she's in fear that she will never see her child again, and when the United Nations Human Rights Commission indicate to the Trump administration that you are violating human rights, then you know that what we are saying today is President Trump, cease and desist.

4. Bernardino Leon:

   I urge the respective leaderships ... to listen to calls within their respective houses, and those of the Libyan people, and to desist from any further attempts and maneuverings to obstruct the democratic process.

5. Pirkei Avot:

   The day is short, the task is great, the master is insistent. It is not your duty to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it…

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=desist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Desist
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=desist
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desist
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=desist