Desist Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ist

Desist has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

choose not to consume

"I abstain from alcohol"

abstain refrain desist

To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).

See Also

blin desistence cease and desist abandon rest avast desistor unhate

Related Terms

Antonyms

ingest

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

fast keep off teetotal

Rhyming Words

ist nist kist uist hist bist dist list jist wist mist sist iist cist rist gist fist trist feist boist

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