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cease - What does it mean?

Definition of 'cease'

English

Verb

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