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Desist 1100 Words You Need

Desist 1100 Words You Need

/dɪˈsɪst/ (verb)

to stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do, cease, discontinue, give up, end, terminate, abstain, refrain, eschew, avoid:

The soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing their guns.

The high winds are expected to desist tomorrow.

Antonym: continue

Noun: desistance

French: cesser

Farsi: دست کشیدن


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