To Sever
To Cut Off, To Abstain From
transitive verb, godan verb
This one is a little bit off and will take a little extra remembering. The kanji means extinction or die out, but the verb version here is to sever or to cut off. The ideas are pretty similar, but the wording isn't the same. Just think, when you put something to extinction, you have to cut off that thing from your life. Put it in extinction. You have to sever it.
たつ
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
In terms of things you need to sever, tacos (た) are #1 on your list. No more tacos for you, going to cut those off from my diet.
酒を絶つことが約束できますか。
Can you promise me you’ll abstain from alcohol?