surcease
[verb]
Synonyms: stop, cease, desist, deval, discontinue, give over, halt, knock off, leave off, quit

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surcease noun. [sǝ:'si:s] Now chiefly US. L16.
[from the verb.]
The action or an act of bringing something to an end; the action of or an act of coming to an end; (a) cessation; esp. (a) temporary cessation, (a) respite.
Nature 'Natural', in terms of food, means a blessed surcease from hyperactivity in children.
■ A. Dillard Sculptured forms piled overhead, one into another without surcease.

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surcease verb. [sǝ:'si:s] arch. LME.
[Old French sursis, fem. -sise pa. pple of surseoir refrain, delay, suspend from Latin supersedere SUPERSEDE. At an early date assim. to CEASE verb.]
1. verb intrans. Leave off, stop, (finally or temporarily); cease. (Foll. by from, of, to do.) LME.
b. transf. Forbear to do. M16-E17.

2. verb intrans. Come to an end; cease. LME.

3. verb trans. Leave off or discontinue (an action etc.). Also, refrain from. LME.

4. verb trans. Put a stop to, discontinue; cause to cease. LME-L17.

5. verb trans. Put off, defer. rare. M16-L17.

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