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cease
verb
-
cease
,
ceasing
,
ceases
,
ceased
to
stop
happening
or
to
come
to
an
end
•
When
the
rain
finally
ceased
,
the
children
ran
outside
to
play
.
When
the
rain
finally
ceased
,
the
children
ran
outside
to
play
.
•
The
applause
did
not
cease
until
the
conductor
returned
to
the
stage
.
The
applause
did
not
cease
until
the
conductor
returned
to
the
stage
.
From
Middle
English
cessen
,
from
Old
French
cesser
,
from
Latin
cessāre
"
to
stop
".
verb
-
cease
,
ceasing
,
ceases
,
ceased
to
stop
doing
something
or
to
bring
something
to
an
end
•
The
company
decided
to
cease
production
of
the
old
model
.
The
company
decided
to
cease
production
of
the
old
model
.
•
Please
cease
all
phone
calls
during
the
performance
.
Please
cease
all
phone
calls
during
the
performance
.
Same
origin
as
the
intransitive
sense
:
Latin
cessāre
"
to
delay
,
stop
".
