All 3 Uses of
desist
in
Dubliners
- Desisting from this, he began to wander about the far end of the field, aimlessly.†
Chpt 2 *
- He had made two attempts to shave but his hand had been so unsteady that he had been obliged to desist.†
Chpt 7
- As these had not been well received, he had desisted.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(desist) to not do something