desist desirousness • desistance · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · desist · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) choose not to consume. Synonyms: abstain, refrain. Example: "I abstain from alcohol." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · abstain · · Synonym 1 refrain · · Synonym 2 Characters · · d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074