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Definitions for Surcease
[1] to cease from some action; desist.
[2] to come to an end.
[3] Archaic . to cease from; leave off.
[4] cessation; end.
[5] cessation or intermission
[6] to desist from (some action)
[7] to cease or cause to cease
Words related to Surcease
delay, refrain, rest, stay, defer, desist, postpone
Words nearby Surcease
sural nerve, surat, surbase, surbased, surbased arch, surcease, surcharge, surcingle, surcoat, surculose, surd
Origin of Surcease
1400–50; sur-1 + cease; replacing late Middle English sursesen (v.) < Middle French sursis (past participle of surseoir ) < Latin supersessus (past participle of supersedēre to forbear; see supersede), equivalent to super- super- + sed(ēre ) sit1 + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > ss
Word origin for Surcease
C16: from earlier sursesen, from Old French surseoir, from Latin supersedēre; see supersede