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Meaning of sist | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/sɪst/

Definitions

  1. To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop
    Scotland
  2. to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court
    Scotland

Examples

“Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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