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cease

UK/siːs/ US/sis/ fairly common formal
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

put an end to a state or an activity

  • “Quit teasing your little brother”
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2.

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

  • “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”
  • “Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other”
  • “My property ends by the bushes”
  • “The symphony ends in a pianissimo”
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noun

1.

(`cease'' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease'') end

Origin

From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cessō (“leave off”), frequentative of cēdō (“to leave off, go away”).

Phrases

  • cease and desist
  • never cease to amaze
  • without cease
  • wonders never cease

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