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| cease [ seess ] (past and past participle ceased, present participle ceas·ing, 3rd person present singular ceas·es) |
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1. transitive verb stop something: to put an end or stop to something
 The magazine will cease free distribution to nonmembers.
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2. intransitive verb stop happening: to come to an end or stop
The rain ceased as if a faucet had been turned off.
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin cessare< cedere "give way"] |
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without cease without stopping, or without a break
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