What does absist mean?
Absist means (obsolete) To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist..
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/əbˈsɪst/ · verb
(obsolete) To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist..
1603-16, Walter Raleigh, The History of the World. They promise to absist from their purpose of making a war.
Use absist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Absist means (obsolete) To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist..
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1603-16, Walter Raleigh, The History of the World. They promise to absist from their purpose of making a war.
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