desister

See also: désister

English

Etymology

desist +‎ -er.

Noun

desister (plural desisters)

  1. A person who desists.

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin desistere, present active infinitive of desistō, assimilated into the first group of verbs (regular -er ending).

Verb

desister

  1. (almost always reflexive, se desister) to stop; to desist
    • 1581, Guill. Roville, Promptuaire des medalles des plus renommees personnes qui ont esté depuis le commencement du monde: avec brieve description de leurs vies & faits, recueillie des bons auteurs, page 73, line 10
      à fin de le faire desister de la guerre
      in order to make him desist from the war

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of desister
infinitive simple desister
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple desistant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle desisté
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present desiste desistes desiste desistons desistez desistent
imperfect desistois, desistoys desistois, desistoys desistoit, desistoyt desistions, desistyons desistiez, desistyez desistoient, desistoyent
past historic desista desistas desista desistasmes desistastes desisterent
future desisterai, desisteray desisteras desistera desisterons desisterez desisteront
conditional desisterois, desisteroys desisterois, desisteroys desisteroit, desisteroyt desisterions, desisteryons desisteriez, desisteryez desisteroient, desisteroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present desiste desistes desiste desistons desistez desistent
imperfect desistasse desistasses desistast desistassions desistassiez desistassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — desiste — desistons desistez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants
  • → English: desist
  • French: désister
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