Sur*cease" (?), n. [F. sursis, from sursis, p.p. of surseoir to suspend, postpone, defer, in OF., to delay, refrain from, forbear, L. supersedere. Surcease is not connected with E. cease. See Supersede.]
Cessation; stop; end.
"Not desire, but its
surcease."
Longfellow.
It is time that there were an end and surcease made of this immodest and deformed manner of writing.
Bacon.
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Sur*cease", v. t.
To cause to cease; to end.
[Obs.] "The waves . . . their range
surceast."
Spenser.
The nations, overawed, surceased the fight.
Dryden.
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Sur*cease", v. i.
To cease.
[Obs.]
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