Cease

Pronunciation

• IPA: /siːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

Origin

from Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser ("to cease, blin"), from Latin cessō ("leave off"), frequentative of cēdō ("to leave off, go away").

Full definition of cease

Verb

1. (formal, intransitive) To stop.And with that, his twitching ceased.
2. (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).And with that, he ceased twitching.
3. (obsolete) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
• Bible, Deuteronomy xv. 11The poor shall never cease out of the land.