de
sist
Third Person
desists
Present Participle
desisting
Past Tense
desisted
Past Participle
desisted
1
to stop doing something, particularly in response to a request, command, or understanding that it should be discontinued
transitive
- The company was ordered to desist from any further illegal practices.
- The police ordered the protesters to desist from blocking the road.
- If you don't desist from making that noise, I'll have to ask you to leave.
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