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cease

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verb (used without object)

ceased, ceasing.
  1. to stop; discontinue:

    Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.

    Antonyms:

  2. to come to an end:

    At last the war has ceased.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  3. Obsolete. to pass away; die out.


verb (used with object)

ceased, ceasing.
  1. to put a stop or end to; discontinue:

    He begged them to cease their quarreling.

noun

  1. The noise of the drilling went on for hours without cease.

cease

/ ː /

verb

  1. whentr, may take a gerund or an infinitive as object to bring or come to an end; desist from; stop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. without cease
    without stopping; incessantly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cease1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ces(s)en, from Old French cesser, from Latin “to leave off,” equivalent to cess(us) (past participle of ŧ “to withdraw, go”; cede
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cease1

C14: from Old French cesser, from Latin , frequentative of ŧ to yield, cede
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. never cease to amaze. never cease to amaze.

More idioms and phrases containing cease

In addition to the idiom beginning with cease , also see wonders will never cease .
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Example Sentences

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The materials need to be paid for within the next two days, according to government sources, or production will cease at the British Steel plant within weeks and cannot be restarted.

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Indeed, that fortuitous moment back in 2021, when the seed of “Fahrenheit-182” was sown, was the beginning of so much, and the momentum hasn’t ceased.

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The report recommends that commissioners fine Sable almost $15 million, issue another cease and desist order for all development along the pipelines and require restoration work.

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Possibly because the New Deal and the early post-World War II economic consensus mitigated the worst economic disparities, left-wing populism has ceased to be a political force in the last 75 years.

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Even if Göring was technically incorrect — the Nazis continued to stage elections, for a while — effective political opposition ceased to exist, and by July of 1933, all non-Nazi parties were banned.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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