Both Uses of
desist
in
Oliver Twist
- When he began to undo the chain, the legs desisted, and a voice began.
Chpt 5desisted = stopped
- Notwithstanding the evidently useless nature of their search, they did not desist until the coming on of night rendered its further prosecution hopeless; and even then, they gave it up with reluctance.†
Chpt 35 *
Definition:
to not do something