absisto

Latin

Etymology

From ab- (from, away from) +‎ sistō (stand, set, place).

Pronunciation

Verb

absistō (present infinitive absistere, perfect active abstitī); third conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

  1. (intransitive) to withdraw, depart, go away from
  2. (intransitive) to desist, stop or cease from

Usage notes

  • Only used in contexts of neutral significance.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: absist

References

  • absisto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • absisto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • absisto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.