All 3 Uses of
cease
in
The Chrysalids
- Then, suddenly, there was a yelp of anguish, and the blows ceased.†
Chpt 5 *ceased = stopped or discontinued
- She ceased, leaving me somewhat bemused.†
Chpt 16
- The device on top of it had ceased to revolve, and now that it was observable, seemed to be a sort of conical spiral, built up in a number of spaced sections from some almost transparent material.†
Chpt 17
Definitions:
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(1)
(cease) to stop or discontinue
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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.