[sur.cease] vb sur.ceased ; sur.ceas.ing [ME sursesen, surcesen, fr. MF sursis, pp. of surseoir, fr. L supersedere--more at supersede] vi (15c): to desist from action; also: to come to an end: cease ~ vt: to put an end to: discontinue
[2]sur.cease n (1586): cessation; esp: a temporary respite or end "to borrow from my books ~ of sorrow --E. A. Poe"