ALL meanings of desist
de·sist
D d - verb desist If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it. 3
- verb desist to cease, as from an action; stop or abstain 3
- intransitive verb desist to cease (from an action); stop; abstain 3
- noun desist Cease; abstain. 1
- intransitive verb desist stop, cease 1
- verbal expression desist stop doing 1
- verb without object desist to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. 1
- verb desist (Intransitive Verb) To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from. 0