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Resists vs Desists - What's the difference?

resists | desists |

As verbs the difference between resists and desists

is that resists is (resist) while desists is (desist).

As a noun resists

is .

resists

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (resist)

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    desists

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (desist)

    • desist

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from .
  • * 1906 , , part I, ch I,
    • One Ear was uttering quick, eager whines, lunging at the length of his stick toward the darkness, and desisting now and again in order to make frantic attacks on the stick with his teeth.

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