Absist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əbˈsɪst/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Absist is a verb meaning (obsolete) To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist.
Meaning
(obsolete) To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist.
Example Sentences
1603-16, Walter Raleigh, The History of the World. They promise to absist from their purpose of making a war.
Word Forms
- absists
- absisting
- absisted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aband, abjure, absterse, abandon, abstrude, abstain.
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