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cease
(s/i/s )

noun (n)

  • (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end(noun.time)
    source: wordnet30
  • Extinction.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • put an end to a state or an activity(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
    Antonym:
    bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
    source: wordnet30
  • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    end, finish, stop, terminate
    Antonym:
    begin, start
    source: wordnet30
  • To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To put a stop to; to bring to an end.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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