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persist

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Persist  \Per*sist"\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Persisted};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Persisting}.]  [L.  persistere  per  +  sistere  to  stand 
  or  be  fixed,  fr  stare  to  stand:  cf  F.  persister.  See 
  {Per-},  and  {Stand}.] 
  To  stand  firm;  to  be  fixed  and  unmoved;  to  stay;  to  continue 
  steadfastly;  especially,  to  continue  fixed  in  a  course  of 
  conduct  against  opposing  motives;  to  persevere;  --  sometimes 
  conveying  an  unfavorable  notion,  as  of  doggedness  or 
  obstinacy. 
 
  If  they  persist  in  pointing  their  batteries  against 
  particular  persons,  no  laws  of  war  forbid  the  making 
  reprisals.  --Addison. 
 
  Some  positive,  persisting  fops  we  know  Who  if  once 
  wrong  will  needs  be  always  so  --Pope. 
 
  That  face  persists.  It  floats  up  it  turns  over  in  my 
  mind.  --Mrs. 
  Browning. 
 
  Syn:  See  {Persevere},  and  {Insist}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  persist 
  v  1:  cease  to  exist  after  resistance  or  a  struggle;  "These 
  stories  die  hard"  [syn:  {prevail},  {die  hard},  {run},  {endure}] 
  2:  be  persistent,  refuse  to  stop;  "he  persisted  to  call  me 
  every  night";  "The  child  persisted  and  kept  asking 
  questions"  [syn:  {persevere},  {hang  in},  {hang  on},  {hold 
  on}] 
  3:  stay  behind;  "The  smell  stayed  in  the  room";  "The  hostility 
  remained  long  after  they  made  up"  [syn:  {remain},  {stay}]




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