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Cease has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"The machine operated without cease until it finally broke down."

2

Cessation; extinction (see without cease).

"The noise finally ceased, leaving a profound silence in its wake."

In plain English: Cease is not actually used as a noun; it is only an adjective meaning to stop doing something, so there is no common everyday definition for this specific word form.

"The police warned that any attempt to stop their progress would be met with force, so we decided not to cease our movement."

Usage: Use this noun form only in formal or literary contexts to mean the act of stopping, as it is rarely used in everyday speech. Most people simply use the verb phrase "come to a stop" rather than referring to cessation itself.

Verb
1

put an end to a state or an activity

"Quit teasing your little brother"

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"

3

To stop.

"The rain finally ceased after hours of pouring."

Example Sentences
"The police warned that any attempt to stop their progress would be met with force, so we decided not to cease our movement." noun
"The noise was such a cease that it kept me awake all night." noun
"His sudden cease in arguing made the meeting progress much faster." noun
"We decided to take a brief cease from our busy schedule to relax." noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
uphold start
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
end
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
drop leave off sign off retire pull the plug shut off cheese call it quits break pass away lapse cut out go out adjourn vanish culminate run out run low conclude turn out discontinue

Origin

The word "cease" entered English via Middle French and originally meant to stop or desist. It derives from the Latin verb cessō, which was a form meaning to leave something behind or move on.

Rhyming Words
ase base ease rase wase nase sase vase tase case kase lase mase jase mease dbase tease pease ukase dease
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