English dictionary

desist

/d/I/'z/I/st/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

choose not to consume

verb.consumption

Synonyms abstain refrain

Antonyms consume have ingest take take in

Source: WordNet 3.0
To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with <i>from</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913