Term: cease
cease (verb) /siːs/
Similar to: stop; halt; terminate; discontinue; end; quit Definition: to bring to an end; to come to an end; or to stop doing a particular activity or action.Translation: beigt, pārtraukt, mitētiesExamples: “The factory will cease operations at the end of the year.” “The rain has finally ceased, so we can go for a walk.” “You must cease making these annoying phone calls immediately.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
cease (verb)transitive verb
intransitive verb
to cause to come to an end especially gradually no longer continue - they were forced to cease operations cease to exist
1.
a) to come to an end - the fighting gradually ceased
b) to bring an activity or action to an end - discontinue they have been ordered to cease and desist
2.
obsolete to become extinct - die out stop
- cessation usually used with without
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
cease (noun)the stopping of a process or activity
SYNONYMS:
arrest, arrestment, cease, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, terminationRELATED WORDS:
mop-up, phaseout; abeyance, break, interruption, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, standstill, suspensionNEAR ANTONYMS:
extension, persistence, prolongation1.
to come to an end
SYNONYMS:
break off, break up, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)RELATED WORDS:
desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from); give over [], knock off, pack (up in); break down, conk (out), cut out, stall; pause, stay, suspend; abate, peter (out), wind downNEAR ANTONYMS:
draw out, extend, prolong, protract2.
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
SYNONYMS:
break, break off, break up, can, cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up in), quit, shut offRELATED WORDS:
complete, conclude, finish; close (down); deactivate; block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stem; call, suspend; arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch ( staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back; pause, stay, suspend; abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuffNEAR ANTONYMS:
carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep up, run on; advance, proceed, progress; actuate, drive, impel, propel, stir