Desist is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for DESIST in dictionary:

VERB:
• to cease doing something
• stop doing something; cease or abstain
• stop (doing something)
• To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
• choose not to consume

Words related to DESIST

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Words that contain DESIST

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How to use DESIST in a sentence

• I think it quite reasonable to expect that you desist from this perverse mood, which will end in our total extermination.
• On his way the now happy knight found a farmer beating a boy, and bidding him desist, inquired the reason of this chastisement.
• The dame was quickly brought into service, and there was no reason to fear that she would desist from her labors until she had received some evidence of death or life.
• I implore you, my lord, to desist from this outrage.
• Sidney and offered him one hundred thousand dollars, if he would desist from pursuing him alone.
• Balarama is shocked to see so many uncles and cousins involved in strife and begs them to desist.
• It always frightened them to have me astride, and in their terror they swam at a tremendous pace until compelled to desist through sheer exhaustion.
• She therefore entreated him to desist from all further application.
• But, after a few experiments, we thought it advisable to desist, and leave him to prolong his absence, or to terminate it, as might happen to suit his own inclination.
• I played some lively German airs, which made them dance and leap, till the king fell down with fatigue, and made a sign for me to desist.
• The Athenians, on their side, were bound to desist from all hostilities until the return of their ambassadors from the king.
• They agreed that the prisoner should be returned to the episcopal prison, and that each side should desist from their claim in what was accomplished.
• Fanny, meantime, was making frantic signs to her husband to desist.
• He did not desist from his interest in aiding disabled or unfortunate people who could really be aided.
• But oh desist Dread Chief! Amazement fills me at thy deeds.
• They were afterwards overthrown in several engagements by Colonel Sutherland, and compelled to desist from hostilities.
• He would probably write again, and she would beg him to desist.
• To my surprise, however, they did not desist, and go away, as I expected, but continued to knock at intervals and whisper much between times.
• The water-demon begs the hero to desist, and the latter tricks the demon out of his treasures.
• He doth not desist from conflict even with the gods and demons combined.
• And thus humbly taking my leaue, I desist from troubling your honor.
• Shelby and Sevier went inside the lines and ordered the men to desist.
• He desired them also to say, if they would desist from hostilities, we would immediately march out of their city.
• England will desist from that demand if we renounce the Bond and prove our friendship.
• After a time, however, he felt compelled to desist, without effecting his purpose, owing to an extraordinary mortality among the labourers.
• Desist, and I will also portion you out with as much power as your brothers.
• But one man found God sterner, who, though warned by Ours to desist from his impious habit of swearing, yet never obeyed.
• For here was Isabel dissolved in my arms and how could I continue this futile demonstration? But why also desist? The sweat began to stand out on my forehead.

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