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surcease

verb
  1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt 1, stall 1, stay 1, stop. Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to. See continue
  2. To come to a cessation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt 1, leave off, quit, stall 1, stop. Idiom: come to a halt (or standstill) (or stop). See continue
noun
  1. The act of stopping: cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt 1, stay 1, stop, stoppage. See continue
  2. The condition of being stopped: cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt 1, standstill, stop, stoppage. See continue

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