What's the difference between sist and suist?

Sist


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.
  • (v. t.) To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court.
  • (n.) A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) All infections were provoked by intrauterine manipulation, such as induced abortion, as sisted delivery, or cesarean section.

Suist


Definition:

  • (n.) One who seeks for things which gratify merely himself; a selfish person; a selfist.

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