прекраща́ть meaning in English — cease, deprecate, desist

English meaning

cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
deprecate verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
desist verb To stop doing something, often used as a formal or legal instruction.
discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
suspend verb To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.
terminate verb To bring something to an end.

прекраща́ть is used for these senses in English:

cease (formal, intransitive) To stop.
cease (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).
deprecate (transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
desist (ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
discontinue (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
give up (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
stop (transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.
suspend To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.

verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
verb To belittle, depreciate.
verb To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
verb To pray against.