desists in English

verb

1

cease; abstain.

each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage

synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, forbear from, hold back from, keep from, stop, cease, discontinue, suspend, give up, break off, drop, dispense with, eschew, lay off, quit

verb

• abstain from, refrain from, forbear from, hold back from, keep from, stop, cease, discontinue, suspend, give up, break off, drop, dispense with, eschew, lay off, quit
• abstain, refrain

Use "desists" in a sentence

1. Antonyms for Commences include concludes, ends, finishes, terminates, ceases, stops, completes, desists, halts and closes

2. Synonyms for Balks include resists, eschews, hesitates, disdains, jibs, refuses to, scorns, shrinks from, demurs from and desists

3. In reality , Mehta lives in a nuclear family , usually dons jeans and tees instead of saris and does n ' t agree with the way Savita Virani often desists from respecting the individuality of others .

4. Aposematism, also called Aposematic mechanism, biological means by which a dangerous, or noxious, organism advertises its dangerous nature to a potential predator.The predator, having recognized the dangerous organism as an unfavourable prey, thereupon desists from attacking it.Aposematic, or warning, mechanisms have evolved along with protective systems; it is advantageous for the protected