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Desist De‧Sist Dɪˈzɪst Dɪˈsɪst Verb Intransitive Formal Stop

Front desist
Back de‧sist /dɪˈzɪst, dɪˈsɪst/ verb [intransitive] formal
to stop doing something:
We hope that the military regime will desist from its acts of violence. → cease and desist at cease1(2)

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