to stop happening or continuing; to stop something from happening or continuing.
Shared component: cease · stop
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cease
stop
Related forms: cease · 4 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixescontinuing without ever stopping
cease+less
Shared component: cease · stop
an end or cessation
sur+cease
Shared component: cease · stop
a temporary stopping of fighting, typically during a war
cease+fire
Shared component: cease · stop