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Showing words for DESIST using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Desist

deists, desist, sidest, sisted

5 Letter Words for Desist

deist, diets, dites, edits, idest, sesti, sides, siest, sited, sites, steds, steid, stied, sties, tides

4 Letter Words for Desist

deis, desi, dess, deti, dies, diet, dist, dite, dits, edit, ests, ides, ised, seis, seit, sets, side, sids, sise, sist, site, sits, ssed, sted, stid, stie, teds, tide, tids, tied, ties

3 Letter Words for Desist

dei, des, det, die, dis, dit, eds, esd, ess, est, ide, ids, ise, ist, itd, its, sds, sed, sei, set, sie, sis, sit, sse, std, ted, tes, tid, tie, tis, tsi, tss

Definitions for Desist

[1] to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
[2] (intr often foll by from ) to cease, as from an action; stop or abstain

Words related to Desist

relinquish, abstain, cease, forbear, quit, suspend, end, halt, avoid, discontinue, yield, pause, resign, abandon, surcease

Words nearby Desist

desirable, desire, desire under the elms, desired, desirous, desist, desk, desk calendar, desk clerk, desk copier, desk jobber

Origin of Desist

1425–75; late Middle English < Old French desister < Latin dēsistere to leave off, equivalent to dē- de- + sistere to stand, place, akin to stāre to stand

Other words from Desist

de·sist·ance , de·sist·ence , noun
non·de·sist·ance , noun
non·de·sist·ence , noun
non·de·sist·ing , adjective, noun
un·de·sist·ing , adjective

Word origin for Desist

C15: from Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere to leave off, stand apart, from de- + sistere to stand, halt

Synonyms for Desist

abstain, cease, relinquish, abandon, avoid, discontinue, end, forbear, halt, pause, quit, resign, suspend, yield, break off, give over, give up, have done with, knock off, leave off, not do, surcease