desist (Meaning)

Wordnet

desist (v)

choose not to consume

Webster

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

The police ordered the protesters to desist from blocking the road.
Despite numerous warnings, the company refused to desist from dumping waste into the river.
The teacher instructed the students to desist from talking during the exam.
The doctor advised his patient to desist from smoking to improve his health.
The landlord sent a notice to the tenant, demanding that they desist from making excessive noise late at night.
The judge ordered the defendant to desist from contacting the plaintiff.
The government issued a decree, demanding that the rebel group desist from acts of violence.
The environmental organization urged the company to desist from deforestation in protected areas.
The referee warned the player to desist from using foul language on the field.
The restaurant manager asked the unruly customer to desist from causing a disturbance.

choose not to consumeTo cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.

conclude, terminate, halt, finish, discontinue, stop,cease, disappear,quit, end

originate, break, appear, set in, commence, exist, form, set in, be, start

The police ordered the protesters to desist from blocking the road.

Despite numerous warnings, the company refused to desist from dumping waste into the river.

The teacher instructed the students to desist from talking during the exam.

The doctor advised his patient to desist from smoking to improve his health.