surcease
surcease · surceases · surceased · surceasing
To come to an end; to desistTo come to an end; to desist.
UK/səˈsiːs/US/ˈsɝˌsis/
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To come to an end; to desist.
(transitive)To bring to an end.
Origin
From Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French sursis, past participle of surseoir, from LatiFrom Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French sursis, past participle of surseoir, from Latin supersedēre. Spelling later influenced by association with unrelated cease, which likely also influenced the meaning. Related to supersede.
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Forms
surceases, surceasing, surceased, surceasedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.