English → Latin
“leave off” in Latin
mittōto send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge; to put out, extend, reach out (one's hand); to announce, telomittōto let go, allow to pass by, let fall or let loose; to lay aside, give up, abandon, neglect or disregard; to omit, leavecessōto stop, desist, halt, cease; to be lacking or wanting; to delay, hold back, tarry
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
leave off
desinere aliquid, or with infinitive; desistere aliqua re; ab or de aliqua re, or with infinitive; absistere aliqua re, or with infinitive (not used by Cic.); mittere, with infinitive; finem facere aliquid faciendi, or alicujus, or alicui rei; conquiescere ab aliqua re; omittere, intermittere aliquid; cessare, with infinitive [SYN. in CEASE]: to leave off a garment, vestem deponere: to leave off bad habits, vitia ponere or exuere. ☞ Sometimes the meaning is expressed by de in composition; e.g., to leave off raining, depluere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for leave off?
- The usual Latin words for “leave off” are mittō, omittō, cessō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.