Desist /(?; 277)/

De·sist

Desist

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Desisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Desisting

  1. To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
    Never desisting to do evil.
    — E. Hall.
    To desist from his bad practice.
    Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain).