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Antonyms for persisted


Grammar : Verb
Spell : per-sist, -zist
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst



Definition of persisted

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 :
  • Yet the thought of her had persisted as a plaintive undertone through all the days after.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Not at all," persisted he, accepting as conversation what she meant as a stab.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • It is a crime which, if persisted in, will destroy the Government itself.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • But, to my mortification and surprise, you persisted, and still persist.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Why had he persisted in sullenly leaving them all and going home?
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • She persisted, and Miss Dasomma knew that she would persist.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • "We'll get the best lawyers in the country," Mary persisted, desperately.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Her slips with these men wounded Shakespeare's vanity, and he persisted in underrating her.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • "That makes no difference," she persisted, getting between me and the door.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "But he disappeared—the emperor disappeared—he vanished," persisted the scholar.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

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