desist
verb
[ dɪˈzɪst ]
• stop doing something; cease or abstain.
• "each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage"
Similar:
abstain,
refrain,
forbear,
hold back,
keep,
stop,
cease,
discontinue,
suspend,
give up,
quit,
break off,
leave off,
conclude,
call a halt/stop to,
forgo,
drop,
dispense with,
eschew,
have done with,
wash one's hands of,
lay off,
give over,
pack in,
pack up,
belay,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French desister, from Latin desistere, from de- ‘down from’ + sistere ‘to stop’ (reduplication of stare ‘to stand’).
