Desist
Desist (?; 277) , intransitive verb
[Latin desistere; de- + sistere to stand, stop, from stare to stand: compare French désister. See Stand.]
To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
Never desisting to do evil.
To desist from his bad practice.
Desist (thou art discern'd,
And toil'st in vain).