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Cease vs Curtail - What's the difference?

cease | curtail |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between cease and curtail

is that cease is (obsolete) to be wanting; to fail; to pass away while curtail is (obsolete) to cut short the tail of an animal.

As verbs the difference between cease and curtail

is that cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop while curtail is (obsolete) to cut short the tail of an animal.

As a noun curtail is

(architecture) a scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

Cease vs False - What's the difference?

cease | false |


As a verb cease

is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

As an adjective false is

(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

Cease vs Leave - What's the difference?

cease | leave |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between cease and leave

is that cease is (obsolete) to be wanting; to fail; to pass away while leave is (obsolete) to raise; to levy.

As verbs the difference between cease and leave

is that cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop while leave is to have a consequence or remnant or leave can be to give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant or leave can be (rare) to produce leaves or foliageoxford english dictionary , 2nd ed or leave can be (obsolete) to raise; to levy.

As a noun leave is

(cricket) the action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball or leave can be permission to be absent; time away from one's work.

Cease vs Deter - What's the difference?

cease | deter |


As verbs the difference between cease and deter

is that cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop while deter is to prevent something from happening.

Cease vs Half - What's the difference?

cease | half |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between cease and half

is that cease is (obsolete) to be wanting; to fail; to pass away while half is (obsolete) part; side; behalf.

As verbs the difference between cease and half

is that cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop while half is to halve.

As an adjective half is

consisting of a moiety, or half (1/2, 50%).

As an adverb half is

in two equal parts or to an equal degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly.

As a noun half is

one of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; — sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an apple.

As a preposition half is

a half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour).

Cease vs Undefined - What's the difference?

cease | undefined |


As a verb cease

is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Carryon vs Cease - What's the difference?

carryon | cease |


As an adjective carryon

is .

As a noun carryon

is .

As a verb cease is

(formal|intransitive) to stop.

Perish vs Cease - What's the difference?

perish | cease |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between perish and cease

is that perish is (obsolete) to cause to perish while cease is (obsolete) to be wanting; to fail; to pass away.

As verbs the difference between perish and cease

is that perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear while cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

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