Break
Break verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the final vote broke the deadlock
Desist from and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Desist from" instead a verb "Break".
Desist from
Desist from verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: ordered to desist from all attempts to contact his estranged wife
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Desist from and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/desist_from
Break & Desist from. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/desist_from>.
Desist from or Break. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/desist_from.
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