desist
IPA: dɪsˈɪst
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
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Examples of "desist" in Sentences
- You should desist with the vandalism.
- She desists upon the arrival of Picard.
- I'll desist, in the interests of harmony.
- Cease and desist the role use, or the account must be blocked.
- I ask that the above user Mirjay cease and desist the struggle.
- But if I violated the spirit of the law, I will cease and desist.
- He demanded that the warlords cease and desist and swear fealty to him.
- Stop gibbering repeatedly, provide reliable sources yourself, and desist.
- The crack down with the cease and desist battles came from Warners Brothers.
- The Corporation largely ignored the cease and desist order and stalled reforms.
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