'Desist' definitions:
Definition of 'desist'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Desist'
From: GCIDE
- Desist \De*sist"\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Desisting.] [L. desistere; de- + sistere to stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. d['e]sister. See Stand.] To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from. [1913 Webster]
- Never desisting to do evil. --E. Hall. [1913 Webster]
- To desist from his bad practice. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]
- Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'desist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- abdicate,
- abjure,
- abort,
- acknowledge defeat,
- belay,
- cancel,
- cease,
- cede,
- come off,
- cry quits,
- cut it out,
- cut out,
- desist from,
- discontinue,
- disuse,
- drop,
- drop it,
- end,
- forgo,
- forswear,
- give,
- give over,
- give up,
- halt,
- hand over,
- have done with,
- hold,
- knock it off,
- lay down,
- lay off,
- leave off,
- let go,
- nol-pros,
- not pursue with,
- put behind one,
- quit,
- refrain,
- relinquish,
- renounce,
- resign,
- scrub,
- stay,
- stop,
- surrender,
- terminate,
- throw up,
- waive,
- yield