Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cease
Cease
cease
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. Etymology: ME f. OF cesser, L cessare frequent. of cedere cess- yield
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I. verb (~d; 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 longer continue , intransitive verb 1. to come to an end , to bring an activity or action to an end ; discontinue , to become extinct ; die out, see: stop II. noun Date: 14th century cessation ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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