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   cease

   /siːs/

   verb

   • 1. come or bring to an end: "the hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed" Similar come to an endcome to a haltcome to a stopendhaltstopconcludeterminatefinishwind updraw to a closebe overcome to a standstillpausebreak offpeter outfizzle outabatefade awaydie awaybring to an endbring to a haltbring to a stopendhaltstopconcludeterminatefinishwind updiscontinuedesist fromrefrain fromleave offquitshut downsuspendbreak offcut shortOpposite startcontinuestartcontinue

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cesser, from Latin cessare ‘stop’, from cedere ‘to yield’.

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   What does cease mean in English?

   • Cease comes from the Old French cesser, which means "come to an end," "go away," "give up," or "yield." Although cease often appears in the past tense with "-ed," cease is common for talking about things as they come to an end. A dead plant has ceased living, and if you cease watering the rest of the plants, they will cease to exist too. "Cease."

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   What does ceased mean?

   • , ceased, ceas·ing. Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist. At last the war has ceased. Obsolete. to pass away; die out. , ceased, ceas·ing. He begged them to cease their quarreling. The noise of the drilling went on for hours without cease.

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   What does it mean to cease a class?

   • To cease is to stop or end. Your gym teacher may have trained the class so well that all chattering will cease every time she blows her whistle. Cease comes from the Old French cesser, which means "come to an end," "go away," "give up," or "yield."

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   What is the difference between stop and cease?

   • stop, cease, quit, discontinue, desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness. cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality.

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   What is the root word of cessation?

   • n. Cessation; ceasing: We worked without cease to get the project finished on time. [Middle English cesen, from Old French cesser, from Latin cessāre, to stop, frequentative of cēdere, to yield; see ked- in Indo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is the difference between cease and discontinue?

   • cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality. quit may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing. discontinue applies to the stopping of an accustomed activity or practice. desist implies forbearance or restraint as a motive for stopping or ceasing.

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   to stop an action or condition: [ T ] Clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money. [ + to infinitive ] It was hard to accept that one day he would simply cease to exist. (Definition of cease from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of cease. cease.

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   Cease definition: to stop; discontinue. See examples of CEASE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of CEASE is to cause to come to an end especially gradually : no longer continue. How to use cease in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cease.

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   2 meanings: 1. to bring or come to an end; desist from; stop 2. → See without cease.... Click for more definitions.

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   1. to stop; discontinue. 2. to come to an end. 3. Obs. to pass away; die out. v.t. 4. to put a stop or end to; halt: to cease hostilities.

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   Whether the protests will cease remains to be seen. The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year. [ + to infinitive ] Workplace nurseries will cease to be liable for tax. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to end something or cause it to end.

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    verb. put an end to a state or an activity. synonyms: discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop. see more. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last. cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations. drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records.