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Cease

verb

(past & past part. ceased; pres. part. ceasing)

Put an end to a state or an activity. Synonyms: discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop.

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical. Synonyms: end, finish, stop, terminate. "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other" , "My property ends by the bushes" , "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

noun

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

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"Cease" Quotes from Famous Books

... the host of Caidu against the host of the Great Kaan, his uncle. And the Great Kaan from year's end to year's end keeps an army watching all Caidu's frontier, lest he should make forays on his dominions. He, natheless, will never cease his aggressions on the Great Kaan's territory, and maintains a bold ...

— The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa

... face upward to the sky between the swaying fir tops and he saw the reflection of a star in her eyes. "I have never ceased to care," she said in a low tone. "I never really wanted to cease. It would have left life too empty. If my love means so much to you it is yours, Cuthbert—it always has ...

— Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... for this (for that were wrong) opine That you should cease to love; for you, without A lover, like uncultivated vine, Would be, that has no prop to wind about. But the first down I pray you to decline, To fly the volatile, inconstant rout; To make your choice the riper fruits among, Nor yet to ...

— Orlando Furioso • Lodovico Ariosto

... Mrs. Englefield had urged and commanded her in vain. Not obstinately, but with a sort of gay carelessness, Matilda had let these exhortations slip; had studied when she was interested, and lagged behind her companions in the pursuits she found dry. And now, she could not forgive herself nor cease her sorrowing ...

— What She Could • Susan Warner

... "Cease ... firing!" Brion gasped into the radio as he ran. The driver was good, and timed his arrival with exactitude. The car reached the base of the tower at the same instant Brion did, and he burst through the door while it was still moving. No orders were necessary. ...

— Planet of the Damned • Harry Harrison

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