cease meaning and definition

CEASE noun

Definition of cease (noun)

1. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

CEASE verb

Definition of cease (verb)

1. put an end to a state or an activity
   • "Quit teasing your little brother"
   • synonyms: discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
   • antonym: bear on
2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
   • "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
   • synonyms: end, finish, stop, terminate
   • antonym: begin