desist (v.)

• abandon
• abdicate
• abjure
• abort
• belay
• cancel
• cease
• cede
• discontinue
• drop
• end
• forgo
• forswear
• give
• halt
• hold
• quit
• refrain
• relinquish
• renounce
• resign
• scrub
• stay
• stop
• surrender
• terminate
• waive
• yield