verb
- to stop doing something; to cease an activity
Usage: formal
Examples
- The protesters were ordered to desist from blocking the entrance.
- Please desist from making noise during the meeting.
- The company agreed to desist from using the disputed trademark.
- After repeated warnings, he finally desisted from his disruptive behavior.
- The court issued an injunction requiring them to desist immediately.
- She desisted from her attempts to contact him after he made his wishes clear.