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de·sist  audio  (d-sst, -zst) KEY 

intr.v.
de·sist·ed, de·sist·ing, de·sists
To cease doing something; forbear. See Synonyms at stop.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English desisten, from Old French desister, from Latin dsistere : d-, de- + sistere, to bring to a standstill; see st- in Indo-European roots


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