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Desist

//dɪˈsɪst// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from). ambitransitive, formal

    "Please desist from telephoning me at this number."

  2. 2
    choose not to consume wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French desister.

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