DESIST

abstain, refrain, desist

(verb) choose not to consume; “I abstain from alcohol”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

desist (third-person singular simple present desists, present participle desisting, simple past and past participle desisted)

(ambitransitive) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).

Anagrams

• Deists, deists, sisted

Source: Wiktionary

De*sist", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Desisting.] Etym: [L. desistere; de- + sistere to stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. désister. See Stand.]

Definition: To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from. Never desisting to do evil. E. Hall. To desist from his bad practice. Massinger. Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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