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   Sur·cease

   /ˈsərˌsēz/

   

   noun

   • 1. cessation: archaic North American "he teased us without surcease"
   • ▪ relief or consolation: archaic North American "drugs are taken to provide surcease from intolerable psychic pain"

   verb

   • 1. cease. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French sursis, past participle of Old French surseoir ‘refrain, delay’, from Latin supersedere (see supersede). The change in the ending was due to association with cease; the noun dates from the late 16th century.

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   The meaning of SURCEASE is to desist from action; also : to come to an end : cease. How to use surcease in a sentence.

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   Surcease definition: to cease from some action; desist.. See examples of SURCEASE used in a sentence.

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   If you want a movie to end, you long for its surcease. This word can be used as a noun or verb, but either way it means something is finished. If you surcease working, then you finished your homework for the day. Many people hate when their sleep comes to a surcease in the morning.

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   Synonyms for SURCEASE: cessation, halt, ending, end, conclusion, closure, cease, close; Antonyms of SURCEASE: continuation, continuance, extension, persistence, prolongation.

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   1. to cease from some action; desist. 2. to come to an end. v.t. 3. Archaic. to cease from; leave off. n. 4. cessation; end. [1400–50; late Middle English sursesen (v.) < Middle French sursis, past participle of surseoir < Latin supersedēre to forbear (see supersede ); assimilated in sp. to cease]

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   1. to cease from some action; desist. 2. to come to an end. transitive verb. 3. archaic.

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   What does the noun surcease mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun surcease. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.