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absist

v.
C2 Proficiency ab·sist Archaic

v. to be or exist. This is an old word that people used in the past to describe something being real or happening.

v. to be or exist.


SIMPLE

The old king absist in his throne.

CONTEXTUAL

In the ancient manuscript, the author describes how the stars absist in the night sky.

COMPLEX

The philosopher argued that the soul must absist independently of the physical body to achieve true enlightenment.

Origin

Latin absistere (“desist”); from ab (“from, away from”) + sistō (“stand”).

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