Cease (Verb)
Meaning 1
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The company will cease to operate due to financial difficulties.
- The police officer ordered the protesters to cease their demonstrations immediately.
- Her parents told her to cease talking on her phone during dinner.
- The doctor advised the patient to cease smoking to prevent further health complications.
- The government must cease its violent crackdown on peaceful protesters.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Leave Off
- Close Off
- Sign Off
- Knock Off
- Retire
- Drop
- Call It Quits
- Break
- Pull The Plug
- Cheese
- Shut Off
- Call It A Day
- Withdraw
Related Words
Meaning 2
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Their patience will cease when they realize they've been waiting in line for hours.
- The company's production will cease at the end of the quarter.
- Your authority officially cease the moment you quit your job.
- After twenty years of marriage, their love has finally begun to cease.
- The music will cease for a brief moment before the grand finale begins.