SURCEASE

cessation, surcease

(noun) a stopping; “a cessation of the thunder”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

surcease (countable and uncountable, plural surceases)

Cessation; stop; end.

Verb

surcease (third-person singular simple present surceases, present participle surceasing, simple past and past participle surceased)

(intransitive) To come to an end; to desist.

(transitive) To bring to an end.

Anagrams

• assecure

Source: Wiktionary

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Sur*cease", n. Etym: [F. sursis, from sursis, p.p. of surseoir to suspend, postpone, defer, in OF., to delay, refrain from, forbear, L. supersedere. Surcease is not connected with E. cease. See Supersede.]

Definition: Cessation; stop; end. "Not desire, but its surcease." Longfellow. It is time that there were an end and surcease made of this immodest and deformed manner of writing. Bacon.

Sur*cease", v. t.

Definition: To cause to cease; to end. [Obs.] "The waves . . . their range surceast." Spenser. The nations, overawed, surceased the fight. Dryden.

Sur*cease", v. i.

Definition: To cease. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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