All 3 Uses of
cease
in
The Princess Bride
- Although I die in your hut, and although it is your own stubborn fault that causes my ceasing, in other words, even though you are killing me, don't think twice about it.†
p. 124.0ceasing = stopping or discontinuing
- So when he said, "Kill the man in black," all other possibilities ceased to exist.†
p. 142.4 *ceased = stopped or discontinued
- "Be sure it ceases," Inigo said right back.†
p. 293.5ceases = stops or discontinues
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.