cese
cese is the obsolete form of cease.
Meaning of cease
Verb
cease (third-person singular simple present ceases, present participle ceasing, simple past and past participle ceased)
- To stop.
- And with that, his twitching ceased.
- Synonyms:
- discontinue, hold, terminate, absolve, complete, conclude, consummate, do, end, finalize
- To stop doing (something).
- And with that, he ceased twitching.
- Synonyms:
- arrest, discontinue, absist, belay, blin, break off, cess, cheese it, come to an end, desist
- To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish.
- The poor shall never cease out of the land.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 15:11
Forms of cese
| third-person singular present | ceses |
|---|---|
| present participle | cesing |
| past participle | cesed |
| past | cesed |
Questions about cese
- What is cese the obsolete form of?
- Cese is the obsolete form of cease.
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