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   surcease

   /səːˈsiːs/

   noun

   • 1. ending; cessation: archaic North American "he teased us without surcease"
   • ▪ relief or consolation: archaic North American "drugs are taken to provide surcease from intolerable psychic pain"

   verb

   • 1. stop; cease. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French sursis, past participle of Old French surseoir ‘refrain, delay’, from Latin supersedere (see supersede). The change in the ending was due to association with cease; the noun dates from the late 16th century.

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   What does surcease mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of SURCEASE is to desist from action; also : to come to an end : cease. How to use surcease in a sentence.

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   What is another word for surcease?

   • To bring or come to an end; stop. To stop; end. An end, or cessation. French sursis. Find similar words to surcease using the buttons below. Surcease definition: To bring or come to an end; stop.

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   What does surcesen mean in English?

   • Middle English sursesen, surcesen, from Anglo-French surceser, alteration of surseer, surseoir, from Latin supersedēre — more at supersede 15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1586, in the meaning defined above 11 Words Used to Great Effect by Edgar... “Surcease.”

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   What does'sursee' mean?

   • My late ex-wife, from northwest North Carolina, used a word pronounced "sursee" to mean small gift. I never saw it written or spelled. I have occasionally tried to find the word over five decades, but was unsuccessful until today. I am from North Carolina, but my college roommate, who was from Minnesota, taught it to me.

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   Surcease is a noun meaning a stopping of action, especially a temporary halt. It can also be a verb meaning to desist from action or to put an end to something.

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   If you want a movie to end, you long for its surcease. This word can be used as a noun or verb, but either way it means something is finished. If you surcease working, then you finished your homework for the day. Many people hate when their sleep comes to a surcease in the morning.

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   Surcease means to stop or end something, or the act or condition of stopping. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of surcease, as well as related words and phrases.

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   Surcease is an archaic word that means cessation, intermission, or to cease from some action. Learn its origin, pronunciation, and usage in sentences from various sources.

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   Surcease means to cease from some action or to end something. It can be used as a verb or a noun. Learn how to use it in sentences and where it comes from.

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   Surcease is a verb or noun that means to stop or end something. It comes from Middle English and Old French words related to refraining or ceasing.

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   Surcease is a noun that means cessation, end, or stop. It comes from the verb surcease, which means to cease or stop. See examples, pronunciation, and etymology of surcease in OED.