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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryde·sist \di-ˈsist, -ˈzist, dē-\ intransitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French desister, from Latin desistere, from de- + sistere to stand, stop; akin to Latin stareto stand — more at stand DATE 15th century: to cease to proceed or actSynonyms: see stop• de·sis·tance \-ˈsis-tən(t)s, -ˈzis-\ nounEnglish Etymologydesist 1459, from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. desister (1358), from L. desistere, from de-"off" + sistere "stop, come to a stand" (see assist).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7desistde·sist / di5zist; di5sist / verb[V] ~ (from sth / from doing sth) (formal) to stop doing sth 停止；结束: They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign. 他们同意停止大规模轰炸。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb Synonyms: STOP 3, cease, ||deval, discontinue, give over, halt, knock off, leave off, quit, surcease Related Words: abstain, forbear; abandon, relinquish, resign, yield Idioms: have done with Contrasted Words: continue; persevere Antonyms: persistWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: cease and desist orderde·sist\də̇ˈzist, dēˈ-, -ˈsi-\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle French desister, from Latin desistere, from de- + sistere to stand, stop, from stare to stand — more at standintransitive verb: to give over or leave off : refrain from or forbear continuing an action, activity, or endeavor under way — often used with from or in < he had made two attempts to shave but his hand had been so unsteady that he had been obliged to desist — James Joyce > < desisted in his effort to press love upon her — Sherwood Anderson > < the city has been ordered to desist from further levies >— compare cease and desist ordertransitive verbobsolete : to cease from : discontinueSynonyms: see stop

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