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Desist

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

I demand that you cease and desist from sending unsolicited emails.
Could you kindly desist from throwing peanuts from the gallery?
CEFR Practice Quiz
I demand that you cease and ____ from sending unsolicited emails.

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