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Surcease

Sur-cēase’, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [See infra.] To cease; to stop; to be at an end; to leave off; to refrain finally. [Obs.]

So prayed he, whilst an angel's voice from high Bade him surcease to importune the sky. Harte.

Sur-cēase', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Fr. surseoir, p. p. sursis, to pause, leave off, supersede, from sur, over, and seoir, to sit, from Lat. sedere; not from sur and cease, or Fr. sur and cesser. See SUPERSEDE.] To stop; to cause to cease. [Obs.]

The nations, overawed, surceased the fight. Dryden.

Sur-cēase', n.

noun

n. Cessation; stop. [Obs. or rare.] It is no more than time that there were an end and surcease made of this immodest and deformed manner of writing. Bacon.