DESIST


Meaning of DESIST in English

verb

Synonyms: stop 3, cease, ||deval, discontinue, give over, halt, knock off, leave off, quit, surcease

Related Word: abstain, forbear; abandon, relinquish, resign, yield

Idioms: have done with

Contrasted words: continue; persevere

Antonyms: persist

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