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surcease |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surcease \Sur*cease"\, n. [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}.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surcease \Sur*cease"\, v. t. To cause to cease; to end [Obs.] ``The waves . . . their range surceast.'' --Spenser. The nations, overawed, surceased the fight. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surcease \Sur*cease"\, v. i. To cease. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: surcease n : a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" [syn: {cessation}]
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