cease

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Via French cesser, from Latin cessare, frequentative of cedere, "to go away".

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• IPA: sijs

  Rhymes: -iːs

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to cease (third-person singular simple present ceases, present participle ceasing, simple past and past participle ceased)

1. (formal, intransitive) To stop.

   And with that, his twitching ceased.

2. (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).

   And with that, he ceased twitching.

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