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Cease vs Desis - What's the difference?

cease | desis |

As a verb cease

is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

As a noun desis is

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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.

    desis

    English

    Noun

    (head)