v.intr. (often foll. by from) literary abstain; cease (please desist from interrupting; when requested, he desisted).
[ OF desister f. L desistere (as DE-, sistere stop, redupl. f. stare stand) ]
v.intr. (often foll. by from) literary abstain; cease (please desist from interrupting; when requested, he desisted).
[ OF desister f. L desistere (as DE-, sistere stop, redupl. f. stare stand) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012