desist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: desist	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for desist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desist v choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn: abstain, refrain, desist] Antonym(s): consume, have, ingest, take, take in
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Desist \Desist"\ (?; 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[82]sister. See {Stand}.] To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from. Never desisting to do evil. --E. Hall. To desist* from his bad practice. --Massinger. Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). --Milton.