Dictionary Definition:
Avatiṭṭhati [ava + tiṭṭhati] to abide, linger, stand still. D i.251 = S iv.322 = A v.299 (tatra˚); S i.25 (v.l. otiṭṭhati); Th. 1, 21; J ii.62; iv.208 (aor. avaṭṭhāsi). <-> pp. avaṭṭhita (q. v.).