Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase opposite of desist.
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1. persist
 2. continue
3. persevere
4. await
5. cont
6. continuer
7. expect
8. keep
9. keep going
10. last
 11. maintain
12. maintaine
13. perpetuate
14. perseverate
15. retain
16. subsist
17. survive
18. sustain
19. uphold
20. wait on
 21. abide
22. abide by
23. bear out
24. become
25. become of
26. biding
27. carry over
28. cheve
29. come up
30. continued
 31. dwell
32. endurer
33. enforce
34. file with
35. forestay
36. get on with
37. hold in

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