desist from

desist from something

to stop doing something. You must desist from further attempts to contact your wife. I wish you would desist from calling me Willie.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sigfrid (2)	-	Norwegian
Algar	AL-gar	English (Rare)
Raisa (3)	-	Arabic
Marcia	MAHR-shə (English), MAHR-see-ə (English), MAHR-thyah (Spanish), MAHR-syah (Latin American Spanish)	English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Jazmyn	JAZ-min	English (Modern)
Ekkebert	-	Ancient Germanic