Antonyms for persists

Grammar : Verb

Spell : per-sist, -zist

Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst

Definition of persists

Origin : 1530s, from Middle French persister (14c.), from Latin persistere "abide, continue steadfastly," from per- "thoroughly" (see per) + sistere "come to stand, cause to stand still" (see assist). Related: Persisted; persisting.

verb carry on, carry through

Example sentences :

"It may be better not to seek the interpretation," persists Eve.
Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

But I trust that the condition can be remedied, if it persists.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

I've taught it to Ninian, but he persists in calling it the Bloody Awful, which is low.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

It is so called because it persists in growing in places where it is hidden from sight.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

The odd thing is, sir, that he persists in sayin' he took the box himself.
Extract from : « The Silver Box (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

It persists; it is of an undaunted boldness and of a fortitude not to be wearied out.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

M. Vard tells me nothing, shows me nothing, persists in working alone.
Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson

For the word that persists in creeping under its point is no other word than "cynicism."
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

She put her hand on my head, but she persists in her delusion all the same.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

If he persists, saying: that I know, but what does it all mean?
Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore

Synonyms for persists

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