Both Uses
cease
in
The Tempest
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- Here cease more questions; Thou art inclin'd to sleep; 'tis a good dulness, And give it way;—I know thou canst not choose.†
Scene 1.2 *cease = stop or discontinue
- On the sixth hour; at which time, my lord, You said our work should cease.†
Scene 5.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(cease) to stop or discontinue
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Note that the expression, cease fire means to stop doing battle such as firing funs at each other. Similarly, the noun, cease-fire, is a state of having stopped doing battle.