C1
desist
/dɪˈsɪst/
verb
zaprzestać
Also
zaniechać
Definition
To stop doing something, especially something that is annoying or harmful.
Examples
The police ordered the protesters to desist from blocking the road.
Policja nakazała protestującym zaprzestać blokowania drogi.
He was asked to desist from making further comments.
Poproszono go, aby zaniechał dalszych komentarzy.
Collocations
desist from doingdesist from actiondesist immediately
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