Verb:

उदासीन होना, अपने को बाज़ रखना, स्र्कना, छोड़ना, बंद करना, रोकना, बंद कर देना,

desist's Usage Examples:

The Danes were to desist from their ravages, but were allowed to stay in England.

Two days of desultory street fighting ensued, during which the fleet began to bombard the city, but was compelled to desist by the interference of foreign men-of-war, on the ground that the bombardment was.

Three weeks later the treaty of Turin ceding Savoy and Nice to France was ratified, though not without much opposition, and Cavour was fiercely reviled for his share in the transaction, especially by Garibaldi, who even contemplated an expedition to Nice, but was induced to desist by the king.

The root has nothing to do with resting in the sense of enjoying repose; in transitive forms and applications it means to "sever," to "put an end to," and intransitively it means to "desist," to "come to an end."

In Carthage Praxeas for a time had some success, but was forced by Tertullian not only to desist but to retract.

used the title on his seals and charters till he was compelled to desist by the emperor Charles IV.

"Lise, I beg you to desist," said Prince Andrew still more emphatically.

Under pressure from the palatine of Batthyany an imperial edict was issued, on the 7th day of May, ordering the ban to desist from his separatist plans and take his orders from Pest.

Here Godfrey of Bouillon finally came to the front, and placing himself at the head of the discontented pilgrims, he forced Raymund to accept the offers of the amir of Tripoli, to desist from the siege, and to march to Jerusalem (in the middle of May 1099).

As Asahel would not desist from the pursuit, though warned, Abner was compelled to slay him in self-defence.

Synonyms:

abstain, keep off, fast, teetotal, avoid, refrain,

Antonyms:

intoxicated, validate, confront, act, consume,