desist
American Heritage Dictionary:
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de·sist
(dĭ-sĭst', -zĭst') 
intr.v., -sist·ed, -sist·ing, -sists.
To cease doing something; forbear. See synonyms at stop.
intr.v., -sist·ed, -sist·ing, -sists.
To cease doing something; forbear. See synonyms at stop.
[Middle English desisten, from Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere : dē-, de- + sistere, to bring to a standstill.]
Roget's Thesaurus:
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desist
verb
- To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, stop. Informal swear off. Slang lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See continue/stop/pause.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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desist
v
Definition: stop, refrain from
Antonyms: carry on, continue, endure, go on, keep on, persevere, restart, resume
Word Tutor:
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desist
IN BRIEF: To cease from action.
I shall ask leave to desist, when I am interrupted by so great an experiment as dying.
— Sir William Davenant.
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Desist
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - afholde sig fra, ophøre med
Français (French)
v. intr. - cesser, s'arrêter
Deutsch (German)
v. - Abstand nehmen, aufhören
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απέχω, παύω ή σταματώ (να), παραιτούμαι (περαιτέρω προσπάθειας κ.λπ.), εγκαταλείπω
idioms:
- desist from desistere da
Português (Portuguese)
v. - desistir
idioms:
- desist from desistir de
Русский (Russian)
воздержаться
idioms:
- desist from воздержаться от
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desistir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avstå, upphöra
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
停止, 断念, 控制
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 停止, 斷念, 控制
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 포기하다, 서랍
idioms:
- desist from 断念する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يكف عن ( القيام بعمل ما)
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - הפסיק, חדל
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