(to cease)
101cease-fire — see ceasefire …
102cease — siËs n. stop, halt, break v. stop, halt …
103cease and desist order — temporary order from a government authority that orders a business to stop a certain activity (when there is suspicion of impropriety or of a violation of the law) …
104cease-fire line — truce line, line beyond which there is a suspension of hostile activity …
105cease to be — to die Hardly euphemistic for an atheist. Of more interest perhaps is the biblical use for the menopause: It ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. {Genesis, 18: 11) …
106cease — gestillan …
107cease — I. v. n. 1. Desist, stop, stay, break off, leave off, give over. 2. Fail, be extinct, be wanting. 3. Terminate, end, be at an end, come to an end, blow over. II. v. a. Leave off, stop, desist from, give over, end …
108cease — v 1. stop, discontinue, desist, Archaic. surcease, quit, end, leave off, come to an end, finish, conclude, terminate; break off, pause, intermit, suspend, rest; take a break, take a breather; abate, lessen, lull, quiet down, let up, come to a… …
109cease — verb Syn: come/bring to an end, come/bring to a halt, end, halt, stop, conclude, terminate, finish, wind up, discontinue, suspend, break off Ant: start, continue …
110cease — [siːs] verb [I/T] formal to stop happening or continuing, or to stop something happening or continuing Conversation ceased when she entered the room.[/ex] The government has ceased all contact with the rebels.[/ex] He had ceased caring what she… …
