(to cease)

  • 51Cease to Suffer — Infobox Album | Name = Cease to Suffer Type = Album Artist = A Perfect Murder Released = May 20, 2003 Recorded = @ Le Labs, 2002 Genre = Heavy Metal Length = 26:39 Label = Cyclop Producer = Louis Dionne Reviews = Last album = This album = Cease… …

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  • 52cease — [c]/sis / (say sees) verb (ceased, ceasing) –verb (i) 1. to stop (moving, speaking, etc.): he ceased crying. 2. to come to an end: I ll continue as soon as that noise ceases. 3. Obsolete to die. –verb (t) 4. to put a stop or end to; discontinue:… …

  • 53cease — I. verb (ceased; ceasing) Etymology: Middle English cesen, from Anglo French cesser, from Latin cessare to hold back, be remiss, frequentative of cedere Date: 14th century transitive verb to cause to come to an end especially gradually ; no… …

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  • 54cease and desist — 1. verb To stop and to not resume an action. 2. noun A demanding that one cease and desist from continuing certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, slander, or libel. a cease and desist letter; a cease and desist… …

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  • 55Cease And Desist — An order given by a government administrative agency or the courts to stop any suspicious or illegal activities. Falling under the Financial Institutions Regulator Act of 1978, a cease and desist order places an injunction on a company or person …

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  • 56cease — verb ADVERB ▪ altogether, completely, entirely ▪ The noise faded, then ceased altogether. ▪ all but, almost, virtually ▪ …

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  • 57cease — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, ad infinitum, be consumed, be done for, be gone, be no more, belay, calm, calm down, cancel, cease to be, cease to exist, ceaselessly, cede, cessation, close, come… …

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  • 58cease — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. stop; bring or come to an end (ceased breathing). n. (in without cease) unending. Phrases and idioms: cease fire Mil. stop firing. cease fire n. 1 the order to do this. 2 a period of truce; a suspension of hostilities.… …

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  • 59cease — /sees/, v., ceased, ceasing, n. v.i. 1. to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist. 2. to come to an end: At last the war has ceased. 3. Obs. to pass away; die out. v.t. 4. to put a stop or end to; discontinue: He begged… …

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  • 60cease-fire — /sees fuyeur /, n. 1. a cessation of hostilities; truce. 2. Mil. an order issued for a cease fire. [1840 50; n. use of v. phrase cease fire] * * * ▪ international law       a total cessation of armed hostilities, regulated by the same general… …

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