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⛔ To stop or set up ⚖️ To pause proceedings
to sist

to sist

9.9
To put something upright or stop it from moving
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : sistir
  • The commander signaled the troops to sist their march at the city gates.

Examples

  • The knight ordered his squire to sist the broken banner in the ground to mark the camp.

  • To sist the motion is to bring it to a halt.

  • In ancient ceremonies, priests would sist sacred objects before the altar.

  • The knight sists his sword in the ground.

  • The commander signaled the troops to sist their march at the city gates.

  • In ancient ceremonies, priests would sist sacred objects before the altar.

  • The knight ordered his squire to sist the broken banner in the ground to mark the camp.

Synonyms

to stabilize
vsto sist
  • US
197 3.7

To make something steady so it stops moving or falling

focuses on making stand upright or halting movement specifically
to hold steady
vsto sist
17 2.9

Keep something or someone in place and still

acts to set upright or bring motion to a stop rather than just maintain
to richt
vsto sist
  • UK
9.9

To make something stand up again after it falls

causes standing or stops motion rather than only returning position

Surface Forms

sist infinitive
sisted past
sisted past participle
sisting present participle
sists third person singular

Etymology

The word sist comes from the old Latin verb sistere, which means 'to stand' or 'to make stand'. Think of the simple word stand — to sist something is to set it upright or to bring it to a stop.