desist

Verb

Meaning

To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

refrain abstain end rest hist leave avoid stop break stay drop finish yield surrender withdraw
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Antonyms

use have last attempt remain continue
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Hyponyms

avoid FAST teetotal keep off

Related terms

cease and desist

Phrases with the word

desist from prosecution cease and desist letter

Derivatives

desisted desisting

Examples

I have been trying all my life to like Scotchmen, and am obliged to desist from the experiment in despair. Charles Lamb

Inquiry shall likewise be made about the professions and trades of those who are brought to be admitted to the faith. If a man is a pander, he must desist or be rejected. Hippolytus of Rome

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them. Dalai Lama

A gladiator or a trainer of gladiators, or a huntsman, or anyone connected with these shows ... must desist or be rejected. Hippolytus of Rome

This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist. Horace

Inferior men do not begin undertakings for fear of difficulties. Average men begin, but desist once difficulties appear. Men of superior nature never give up until they achieve their ends, however many the difficulties that appear. Traditional Proverb

Close letter words and terms

desirously desirousness desirudin desist from prosecution desistance desistence