cesser — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
- fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
- stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
Senses
cesser is used for these senses in English:
- abate To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure). [from early 15th c.]
- break up (intransitive, idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
- cease (formal, intransitive) To stop.
- cease (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).
- fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
- rest (transitive, reflexive, copulative) To put into a state of rest.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.
cease — full definition
- verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
- verb To stop doing something.