Cease
Cease (sēs) , intransitive verb
[Old English cessen, cesen, French cesser, from Latin cessare, v. intensive from cedere to withdraw. See Cede, and compare Cessation.]
1.
To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased.
To cease from strife.
2.
To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
The poor shall never cease out of the land.
Cease , transitive verb
To put a stop to; to bring to an end.
But he, her fears to cease
Sent down the meek-eyed peace.
Cease, then, this impious rage.
Cease , noun
Extinction. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare