surcease

sur·cease

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sur-sees]
- /sɜrˈsis/
- /sərˈ.siːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sur-sees]
- /sɜrˈsis/

Definitions of surcease word

verb without object surcease to cease from some action; desist. 1
verb without object surcease to come to an end. 1
verb with object surcease Archaic. to cease from; leave off. 1
noun surcease cessation; end. 1
noun surcease cessation or intermission 0
verb surcease to desist from (some action) 0

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Origin of surcease

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Surcease

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Surcease

surcease popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for surcease

verb surcease

blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
call it quits — to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.

noun surcease

cooling-off period — A cooling-off period is an agreed period of time during which two sides with opposing views try to resolve a dispute before taking any serious action.
cunctation — delay
delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
hold-up — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.

All 29 Synonyms of surcease