DESIST


Meaning of DESIST in English

[ dɪ'sɪst , dɪ'zɪst ]

■ verb (often ~ from ) stop doing something.

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~er , from L. ~ere , from de- 'down from' + sistere 'to stop'.

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