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Desisted

To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).

📖 Definitions of "Desisted"

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To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
"Please desist from telephoning me on this number."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
refrainverb	(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew
abstainverb	(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
ceasedverb	(formal, intransitive) To stop.
discontinued	(Of a product) Permanently no longer available for sale
stoppedverb	(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
desist from	—
stopedverb	(mining) To excavate in the form of stopes.
despairedverb	(intransitive) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. [(often) with of]
deterredverb	(transitive) To prevent something from happening.
dissuadedverb	(transitive) To convince not to try or do.
deselectedverb	(transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.
refrainedverb	(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew
abstainedverb	(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
ceasingverb	A cessation.
gave up	"Gave Up" is a song by American industrial rock band
quittedverb	(transitive) To leave (a place).
deselectverb	(transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.
abstinencesnoun	The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
abstentionnoun	The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
declinedverb	(botany) Directed obliquely.

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