desist
/dɪˈzɪst/verb
उच्चारण डिज़िस्ट
रुक जाना, बाज़ आना, छोड़ देना
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verb
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[I] ~ (from sth/from doing sth) formal
to stop doing something
रुक जाना, बाज़ आना, छोड़ देना
- The court ordered the company to desist from polluting the river.
- The magistrate told the crowd to desist from blocking the road.
- The police asked the protestors to desist from throwing stones.
+ 2 more examples
- The notice told shopkeepers to desist from selling banned plastic.
- Please desist from making noise in the library.
Synonyms stop cease refrain abstain discontinue
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
de·sist
With -sist (not 'dessist').
अंत में -sist ('dessist' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Desist from sth or from doing sth (not 'desist to do'); likewise refrain from, abstain from.
'desist from sth' या 'from doing sth' ('desist to do' नहीं); इसी तरह refrain from, abstain from।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Legal: a cease-and-desist letter orders somebody to stop an illegal activity.
कानून में cease-and-desist letter किसी को अवैध गतिविधि रोकने का आदेश देता है।