vazgeçmek, son vermek, durmak, çekilmek, bırakmak, ayrılmak, kaçınmak, çekinmek, imtina etmek. The
company agreed to desist from false advertising. to desist from criticism: tenkitten vazgeçmek/kaçınmak. They ought to desist from such foolish activities.
English-Turkish translations from the Atalay Dictionary, First Edition