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cease

Stem vs Cease - What's the difference?

stem | cease |


As a noun stem

is (countable).

As a verb cease is

(formal|intransitive) to stop.

Eradicate vs Cease - What's the difference?

eradicate | cease |


As verbs the difference between eradicate and cease

is that eradicate is to pull up by the roots; to uproot while cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

Cease vs Debar - What's the difference?

cease | debar |


As a verb cease

is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

As a proper noun debar is

a city in the west of the republic of macedonia.

Seduce vs Cease - What's the difference?

seduce | cease |


As verbs the difference between seduce and cease

is that seduce is to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray while cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

Discontinuance vs Cease - What's the difference?

discontinuance | cease | Related terms |


As a noun discontinuance

is the occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.

As a verb cease is

to stop.

Cease vs Inhibit - What's the difference?

cease | inhibit |


As verbs the difference between cease and inhibit

is that cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop while inhibit is to hinder; to restrain.

Vanish vs Cease - What's the difference?

vanish | cease |


As verbs the difference between vanish and cease

is that vanish is to become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed while cease is to stop.

As a noun vanish

is the brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.

Nigh vs Cease - What's the difference?

nigh | cease |


As verbs the difference between nigh and cease

is that nigh is to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near while cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

As an adjective nigh

is (archaic|poetic) near, close by.

As an adverb nigh

is almost, nearly.

As a preposition nigh

is near; close to.

Cease vs Culminate - What's the difference?

cease | culminate |


As verbs the difference between cease and culminate

is that cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop while culminate is (astronomy) of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.

Cease vs Diminish - What's the difference?

cease | diminish |


As verbs the difference between cease and diminish

is that cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop while diminish is to make smaller.

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