to desist

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English - English
to cease from action
{v} to cease, give over or up, stop
To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; often with from
To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from
{f} stop, cease
choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it. Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America. to stop doing something (desister, from sistere )
to desist

    Hyphenation

    to de·sist

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı dîsîst

    Pronunciation

    /tə dəˈsəst/ /tə dɪˈsɪst/
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