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desist

/dɪˈzɪst/

US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈzɪst/
dɪˈzɪst
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

dɪ - ˈzɪst -> desist

Myanmar meaning

(vi) ရပ်ဆိုင်းသည်။ရပ်စဲသည်။မပြုလုပ်ဘဲနေသည်။

Full entry

desist /dÇ'zÇst/ v

~ (from sth/doing sth) (fml or rhet )
စွန့် သည်။ ရှောင်သည်။ ရပ်တန်းကရပ်သည်။
I wish he'd desist from entertaining his friends at all hours of the day and night.

More examples
  • They were requested to desist from carrying out further experiments.
Synonyms
cease, stop, discontinue, give up, end, abstain from, call a halt, abandon, abstain, avoid, break off, forbear, give over, halt, have done with, knock off, leave off, not do, pause, quit, refrain from, relinquish, resign, surcease, suspend, yield
Antonyms
carry on, complete, continue, endure, finish, go on, keep on, persevere, persist, restart, resume
Cross references
ceasestopdiscontinuegive upendabstain fromcall a haltabandonabstainavoidbreak offforbeargive overhalthave done withknock offleave offnot dopausequitrefrain fromrelinquishresignsurceasesuspendyieldcarry oncomplete
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