desist+from
111stop — I. v. a. 1. Close, close up. 2. Obstruct, close up, render impassable, block, close, blockade. 3. Hinder, impede, shut in, bring to a standstill, stay, check. 4. Hinder, repress, restrain, suppress, obstruct, stay, intercept, preclude, thwart,… …
112stop — v 1. discontinue, quit, cease from, leave off, Inf. drop* abandon; desist from, forbear, Inf. cut out, Sl. can, Sl. cheese, Brit. Sl. nark it; withdraw from, have done with; (all of work) Inf. call it quits, call it a day, shut up shop, Inf.… …
113give — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession of freely; hand over as a present (gave them her old curtains; gives to cancer research). 2 tr. a transfer the ownership of with or without… …
114renounce — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, abstain from, acknowledge defeat, assert the contrary, avoid, back down, back out, backwater, beg a truce, belay, belie, brush aside, cancel, capitulate, cease, cede, chuck, chuck out …
115stop — Synonyms and related words: English horn, abandon, abjure, abort, afterthought, allophone, alveolar, anchorage, apico alveolar, apico dental, arrest, arrestation, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, awe, baffle, ban, bar, barricade, barrier,… …
116de|sist — «dih ZIHST», intransitive verb. to stop doing something; cease: »Desist at once! Men should therefore desist from this enormous crime (Henry Fielding). ╂[< Old French desister, learned borrowing from Latin dēsistere < dē (intensive) +… …
117Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
118Western Theater of the American Civil War — Western Theater Overview (1861–1865)   Confederate …
119Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
120religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
