SURCEASE Definition & Meaning

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surcease

[ sur-sees ]

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verb (used without object)

surceased, surceasing.

to cease from some action; desist.
to come to an end.

verb (used with object)

surceased, surceasing.

Archaic. to cease from; leave off.

noun

cessation; end.

surcease

/ ��ɜːˈ��ː�� /

noun

cessation or intermission

verb

to desist from (some action)
to cease or cause to cease

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of surcease¹

1400–50; sur- ¹ + cease; replacing late Middle English sursesen (v.) < Middle French sursis (past participle of surseoir ) < Latin supersessus (past participle of ��ܱ��ŧ�� to forbear; supersede ), equivalent to super- super- + sed ( ŧ�� ) sit ¹ + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > ss

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of surcease¹

C16: from earlier sursesen, from Old French surseoir, from Latin ��ܱ��ŧ��; see supersede

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So if there is surcease from sorrow, and my name is attached to it, thank God.”

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Turtles on top of turtles on top of more turtles without surcease.

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"Acting is giving a blessing and getting a blessing. You can feel it all over, and when you make people laugh, you do what Shakespeare says: You give surcease from sorrow," he said.

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All readers will admire her unadorned but wise summation that answered prayers are “a surcease of worry.”

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Let him languish in pain, crying aloud for mercy, and let there be no surcease to this agony till he sing in dissolution.

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