cease
[ sees ]
/ sis /
verb (used without object), ceased, ceas·ing.
to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
to come to an end: At last the war has ceased.
Obsolete.
to pass away; die out.
verb (used with object), ceased, ceas·ing.
to put a stop or end to; discontinue: He begged them to cease their quarreling.
noun
cessation: The noise of the drilling went on for hours without cease.
Origin of cease
1250–1300; Middle English
ces(s)en < Old French
cesser < Latin
cessāre to leave off, equivalent to
cess(us) (past participle of
cēdere to withdraw, go;
ced- go +
-tus past participle suffix) +
-ā- thematic vowel +
-re infinitive ending; see
cede
OTHER WORDS FROM cease
un·ceased, adjectiveWords nearby cease
cdv,
ce,
cea,
ceanothus,
ceará,
cease,
cease and desist,
cease-and-desist order,
cease-fire,
ceasefire,
ceaseless
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British Dictionary definitions for cease
cease
/ (siːs) /
verb
(when tr, may take a gerund or an infinitive as object)
to bring or come to an end; desist from; stop
noun
without cease
without stopping; incessantly
Word Origin for cease
C14: from Old French
cesser, from Latin
cessāre, frequentative of
cēdere to yield,
cede
Idioms and Phrases with cease
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