desist
verb/dɪˈzɪst/, /dɪˈsɪst/
/dɪˈzɪst/, /dɪˈsɪst/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they desist | /dɪˈzɪst/, /dɪˈsɪst/ /dɪˈzɪst/, /dɪˈsɪst/ |
| he / she / it desists | /dɪˈzɪsts/, /dɪˈsɪsts/ /dɪˈzɪsts/, /dɪˈsɪsts/ |
| past simple desisted | /dɪˈzɪstɪd/, /dɪˈsɪstɪd/ /dɪˈzɪstɪd/, /dɪˈsɪstɪd/ |
| past participle desisted | /dɪˈzɪstɪd/, /dɪˈsɪstɪd/ /dɪˈzɪstɪd/, /dɪˈsɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form desisting | /dɪˈzɪstɪŋ/, /dɪˈsɪstɪŋ/ /dɪˈzɪstɪŋ/, /dɪˈsɪstɪŋ/ |
- desist (from something/from doing something) to stop doing something
- They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French desister, from Latin desistere, from de- ‘down from’ + sistere ‘to stop’ (reduplication of stare ‘to stand’).Want to learn more?
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