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cease
[sees]
verb (used without object)
to stop; discontinue.
Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
Antonyms:to come to an end.
At last the war has ceased.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:Obsolete.to pass away; die out.
verb (used with object)
to put a stop or end to; discontinue.
He begged them to cease their quarreling.
noun
The noise of the drilling went on for hours without cease.
cease
/ ː /
verb
to bring or come to an end; desist from; stop
noun
without stopping; incessantly
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cease1
Idioms and Phrases
never cease to amaze. never cease to amaze.
Example Sentences
Owners of the refinery, Petroineos, ceased crude oil processing in April, with a planned closure this summer resulting in the loss of 430 jobs.
But as Mexico and the U.S. got better, playing group-play matches against the likes of Saint Kitts and Nevis or Martinique every other year ceased to be a challenge.
“The Governor is not suggesting that individual taxpayers cease paying their federal taxes,” a spokesperson for Newsom told me by email.
The San Diego Police Department’s child abuse unit announced in April that it was investigating the girl’s death but the department said Friday it has ceased its investigation and closed the case, said Lt.
It has also sent seven "cease and desist" letters, and invited four finfluencers for interview.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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