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cease - verb

  1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, check, discontinue, halt, stall, stay, stop, surcease. See continue.
  2. To come to a cessation: arrest, belay, check, discontinue, halt, leave off, quit, stall, stop, surcease. See continue.
  3. To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship: break off, discontinue, interrupt, suspend, terminate. See continue.

cease - noun

  1. A concluding or terminating: cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up. See continue.