cease

verb
/sis/

To stop doing (something).

Example

“And with that, he ceased twitching.”

Other meanings

To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish.

Related words

ceaser
unceasable
unceasing
unceased
cease and desist
ceasefire
ceaseless
wonders never cease
without cease

Example sentences

“Retirement is the moment when the worker ceases his activity to rest.”
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Word history

From Latin "cessō" (leave off).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cease” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.