Definition of surcease Surcease

sur•cease

We found 9 definitions of surcease from 5 different sources.

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What does surcease mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
surcease - a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"
  cessation
  halt, stop a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • surcease (n.)
    Cessation; stop; end.
  • surcease (v. t.)
    To cause to cease; to end.
  • surcease (v. i.)
    To cease.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • surcease
    sur-sēs′, v.i. to cease.—v.t. to cause to cease.—n. cessation. [O. Fr. sursis, pa.p. of surseoir—L. super-sedēre, to refrain from.]

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  • surcease, verb, present, 1st person singular of surcease (infinitive).
  • surcease, verb (infinitive).
  • surcease, noun, singular of surceases.

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