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To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.

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  1. v. i. To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
  2. v. choose not to consume
  3. 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. Massinger. Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). Milton.
  4. To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often withfrom.Never desisting to do evil. E. Hall.To desist from his bad practice. Massinger.Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). Milton.
  5. v:100 v choose not to consume