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desist (v.)
mid-15c., from Middle French
désister
(mid-14c.), from Latin
desistere
"to stand aside, leave off, cease," from
de-
"off" (see
de-
) +
sistere
"stop, come to a stand" (see
assist
). Related:
Desisted
;
desisting
.
