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desist

de·sist

UK/dɪˈsɪst/ US/dɪˈzɪst/ uncommon formal

verb

1.

choose no to consume

  • “I abstain from alcohol”
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Borrowed from Middle French desister, from Latin dēsistō, from dē- + sistō (whence de-).

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