desists
Meaning of desists
verb, 3rd person present
- stop doing something; cease or abstain.
each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage
late Middle English: from Old French desister, from Latin desistere, from de- ‘down from’ + sistere ‘to stop’ (reduplication of stare ‘to stand’).
Information about desists
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of desists is: desist.
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Hyphenation of desists
de-sists
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- desists is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
desists synonyms
Meaning refrain from drinking alcohol:
Meaning stop oneself from doing something:
Meaning politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain:
Meaning have or retain possession of:
Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
Meaning come or bring to an end:
Meaning cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis:
Meaning temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect:
Meaning leave (a place), usually permanently:
Meaning bring or come to an end:
Meaning go without (something desirable):
Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:
Meaning deliberately avoid using; abstain from:
Meaning fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it:
desists antonyms
Meaning persist in an activity or process:
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