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Ceased vs Resigned - What's the difference?

ceased | resigned |

As verbs the difference between ceased and resigned

is that ceased is (cease) while resigned is (resign).

As an adjective resigned is

characterized by resignation or acceptance.

ceased

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cease)

    • cease

    English

    Verb

    (ceas)
  • (formal) To stop.
    • And with that, his twitching ceased .
  • (formal) To stop doing (something).
    • And with that, he ceased twitching.
  • (obsolete) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
  • * Bible, Deuteronomy xv. 11
    • The poor shall never cease out of the land.

    resigned

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Characterized by resignation or acceptance.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (resign)

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