单词 | surcease |
释义 | surcease[ sur-sees ] / sɜrˈsis / SEE SYNONYMS FOR surcease ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), sur·ceased, sur·ceas·ing.to cease from some action; desist. to come to an end. verb (used with object), sur·ceased, sur·ceas·ing.Archaic. to cease from; leave off. nouncessation; end. Origin of surcease1400–50; sur-1 + cease; replacing late Middle English sursesen (v.) <Middle French sursis (past participle of surseoir) <Latin supersessus (past participle of supersedēre to forbear; see supersede), equivalent to super-super- + sed(ēre) sit1 + -tus past participle suffix, with dt>ss Words nearby surceasesural nerve, Surat, surbase, surbased, surbased arch, surcease, surcharge, surcingle, surcoat, surculose, surd Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surceaseBritish Dictionary definitions for surceasesurcease / (sɜːˈsiːs) archaic / nouncessation or intermission verbto desist from (some action) to cease or cause to cease Word Origin for surceaseC16: from earlier sursesen, from Old French surseoir, from Latin supersedēre; see supersede Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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