desist v : choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn: abstain, refrain] [ant: consume]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪst

Verb

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

Translations

abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, belay, cancel, cease, cede, come off, cry quits, cut it out, cut out, desist from, discontinue, disuse, drop, drop it, end, forgo, forswear, give, give over, give up, halt, hand over, have done with, hold, knock it off, lay down, lay off, leave off, let go, nol-pros, not pursue with, put behind one, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, resign, scrub, stay, stop, surrender, terminate, throw up, waive, yield