Desist

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪst

Origin

From Middle French désister.

Full definition of desist

Verb

1. (intransitive) To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
• 1906, Jack London, , part I, ch I,One Ear was uttering quick, eager whines, lunging at the length of his stick toward the darkness, and desisting now and again in order to make frantic attacks on the stick with his teeth.

Anagrams

• deists, Deists