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desisted |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Desist \De*sist"\ (?; 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['e]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.
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