different between cease vs desisting

English

Etymology

From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cess? (“leave off”), frequentative of c?d? (“to leave off, go away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si?s/
• Rhymes: -i?s

Verb

cease (third-person singular simple present ceases, present participle ceasing, simple past and past participle ceased)

1. (formal, intransitive) To stop.

   And with that, his twitching ceased.

2. (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).

   And with that, he ceased twitching.

3. (obsolete, intransitive) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish

Synonyms

• (to stop): discontinue, hold, terminate; See also Thesaurus:end or Thesaurus:stop
• (to stop doing): arrest; discontinue; See also Thesaurus:desist
• (to be wanting): desert, lack

Derived terms

• cease and desist
• cease-fire
• ceaseless

Related terms

• cessation

Translations

Noun

cease

1. (obsolete) Cessation; extinction (see without cease).

Anagrams

• escae

English

Verb

desisting

1. present participle of desist

Anagrams

• indigests