Crossword-Solution: DESIST
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Desist | v. i. | To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| DESIST | anagram | DEISTS, STIDES |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TERAE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with DESIST (5)
Then he slept awhile, and began again with renewed strength, so loudly that I must needs make him desist.
Why did she not with unearthly screams, that would re-echo from one end of the lonely beach to the other, send out a warning to him to desist, to retrace his steps, for death lurked here whilst he advanced? Once or twice the screams rose to her throat—as if by instinct: then, before her eyes there stood the awful alternative: her brother and those three men shot before her eyes, practically by her orders: she their murderer.
For the sake of Tardos Mors and Helium, desist.” At his words I released Zat Arras and, turning my back upon him, walked toward the ship’s rail.
But his words were of no avail, and only tended to anger Black Michael, so he was forced to desist and make the best he could of a bad situation.
Forced to desist by the negative vibes he was getting from most of the panel, he took refuge in assuming the victor's pose.
Quotes with DESIST (3)
Incidentally, I have also learned a bit about the importance of avoiding feminine embarrassment ('Daddy,' wrote Sophia when she enrolled at the New School where I teach, 'people will ask "why is old Christopher Hitchens kissing that girl?"') and shall now cease and desist.
Christianity still makes sense because it was Christ who:- Never Judged a person by his/her appearance [Mark 10:46-51]- Never Looked down with disdain on someone just becausethat person does not come to His church [John 4:1-26]- Never kept back his miracle of Healing, just because the persondoes not belonged to His own community [Matthew 15:25-28]- Shared His Love and Grace with both poor [Luke 14:13] and rich equally [Mark 10:21]- Chose to Forgive even those whom 'His chosen…
Notice what your inner critic is saying, and issue a cease and desist! Regain control. Resist, and refuse to listen.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, Daily Beast, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 76 times in crossword archives (1957–2025).