"absist" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əbˈsɪst/, /æbˈsɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absist.wav Forms: absists [present, singular, third-person], absisting [participle, present], absisted [participle, past], absisted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: Latin absistere (“desist”); from ab (“from, away from”) + sistō (“stand”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|absistō|absistere|notext=1|t=desist}} Latin absistere (“desist”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} absist (third-person singular simple present absists, present participle absisting, simple past and past participle absisted)
  1. (obsolete) To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: absistence
    Sense id: en-absist-en-verb-x6PEQm-V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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