SURCEASE


Meaning of SURCEASE in English

/serr sees"/ , v. , surceased, surceasing . n.

v.i.

1. to cease from some action; desist.

2. to come to an end.

v.t.

3. Archaic to cease from; leave off.

n.

4. cessation; end.

[ 1400-50; SUR- 1 + CEASE; r. late ME sursesen (v.) sursis (ptp. of surseoir ) supersessus (ptp. of supersedere to forbear; see SUPERSEDE), equiv. to super- SUPER- + sed ( ere ) SIT 1 + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > ss ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .