the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to desist > call on (one) to cease (2)
transitive. To summon away from an activity; to order (a person or animal, esp. a dog) to desist from doing something, esp. attacking. Also figurative…
transitive. To call for (a speaker in a debate, assembly, etc.) to stop speaking and sit down; to cause to stop speaking and sit down. Cf. to take…