abandon, cease to be, cry quits, dispel, evanesce, forswear, knock it off, pass out, resign, suffer an eclipse, waste away
Definitionn. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
Last update: June 20, 2015
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The soldiers sang for some time, to the great delight of the villagers; and when Ivan commanded them to stop they instantly ceased. [Please select]
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For one, I will never cease the search till she be found. [Please select]
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The moment the noise ceased, she glided from the room; ascended the stairs with incredible softness and silence; and was lost in the gloom above. [Please select]
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As the voice of the speaker suddenly ceased, every face and all eyes turned, by a common movement, toward the venerable Tamenund. [Please select]
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A man may cease to do what he regards as wrong, but he cannot cease to consider wrong what is wrong. [Please select]
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The rebels agreed to cease their fighting. [Please select]
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The manual rites then ceased and all present reverted to the more spiritual part of the ceremonies. [Please select]
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She did not cease chattering good-naturedly and gaily, continually praising Natasha's beauty. [Please select]
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In the midst of a phrase he ceased speaking and suddenly felt tears choking him, a thing he had thought impossible for him. [Please select]
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I shouted again, but, convinced that it was a useless waste of strength, I soon ceased. [Please select]
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Their plaintive and terrific cry, which was intended to represent equally the wailings of the dead and the triumph to the victors, had entirely ceased. [Please select]
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