The Collaborative International Dictionary
Absist
Absist \Ab*sist"\, v. i. [L. absistere, p. pr. absistens; ab +
sistere to stand, causal of stare.]
To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist. [Obs.]
--Raleigh.
Wiktionary
absist
vb. (context obsolete English) To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist.