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Definition of Desist
1. Verb. Choose not to consume. "I abstain from alcohol"
Specialized synonyms: Fast, Fast, Avoid, Keep Off, Teetotal
Derivative terms: Abstainer, Abstainer, Abstention, Abstinence, Abstinent, Abstinent
Antonyms: Consume
Definition of Desist
1. v. i. To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
Definition of Desist
1. Verb. (intransitive) To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with ''from''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Desist
1. to cease doing something [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desist
Literary usage of Desist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"Upon this Captain Kirby came on board the admiral, and pressed him very earnestly
to desist from any farther engagement, which made the admiral desirous to ..."
2. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.: Secretary to the by Samuel Pepys, Richard Griffin Braybrooke (1855)
"Mr. Watts, a merchant, offered me 500?. if I would desist from the Clerk of the
Acts place. I pray God direct me in what I do herein. ..."
3. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"... had a mind to be rid of you, and took the readiest way to pall you with an
offer of what you would never desist pursuing while yf«u received ill usage. ..."
4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1907)
"... unreasonable, and unjust," and prayed for an order commanding'appellants, and
each» of them, to desist from enforcing the advance. ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"The prayer was for Injunction requiring the city and Its officers "to desist from
cutting off the water in said building." The petition was dismissed on ..."
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