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Definition of Cease
1. Verb. Put an end to a state or an activity. "They cease moving "; "Quit teasing your little brother"
Exact synonyms: Discontinue, Give Up, Lay Off, Quit, Stop
Specialized synonyms: Drop, Knock Off, Leave Off, Sign Off, Retire, Withdraw, Pull The Plug, Close Off, Shut Off, Cheese, Call It A Day, Call It Quits, Break
Derivative terms: Cessation, Discontinuance, Discontinuation, Stop, Stop, Stop, Stoppage
Antonyms: Continue
Specialized synonyms: Drop, Knock Off, Leave Off, Sign Off, Retire, Withdraw, Pull The Plug, Close Off, Shut Off, Cheese, Call It A Day, Call It Quits, Break
Derivative terms: Cessation, Discontinuance, Discontinuation, Stop, Stop, Stop, Stoppage
Antonyms: Continue
2. Noun. ('cease' is a noun only in the phrase 'without cease') end.
3. Verb. Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical. "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
Exact synonyms: End, Finish, Stop, Terminate
Specialized synonyms: Pass Away, Lapse, Cut Out, Go Out, Adjourn, Break Up, Recess, Disappear, Vanish, Climax, Culminate, Run Out, Go, Run Low, Run Short, Disappear, Go Away, Vanish, Close, Conclude, Come Out, Turn Out, Discontinue, Break
Antonyms: Begin
Derivative terms: End, End, End, End, End, End, End, End, Finish, Finish, Finish, Terminative, Terminus
Specialized synonyms: Pass Away, Lapse, Cut Out, Go Out, Adjourn, Break Up, Recess, Disappear, Vanish, Climax, Culminate, Run Out, Go, Run Low, Run Short, Disappear, Go Away, Vanish, Close, Conclude, Come Out, Turn Out, Discontinue, Break
Antonyms: Begin
Derivative terms: End, End, End, End, End, End, End, End, Finish, Finish, Finish, Terminative, Terminus
Definition of Cease
1. v. i. To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased.
2. v. t. To put a stop to; to bring to an end.
3. n. Extinction.
Definition of Cease
1. Verb. (formal intransitive) To stop. ¹
2. Verb. (formal transitive) To stop doing (something), blin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cease
1. to stop [v CEASED, CEASING, CEASES] - See also: stop
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cease
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