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Word: Desist
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French desister, from Latin desistere, from de- ‘down from’ + sistere ‘to stop’ (reduplication of stare ‘to stand’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈzɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
stop doing something; cease or abstain
Short Definition:stop doing something
Examples:- each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage
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