cease
BrE /siːs/ AmE /siːs/
verb en → es
past ceased pp ceased ing ceasing
to stop doing something, especially when you do it regularly or for a long time
dejar de hacer algo, cesar
- cease to do sth
Collocations cease operations · cease hostilities
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The company has ceased trading.
La empresa ha dejado de operar.
to stop existing or to stop being used, especially when this happens suddenly
dejar de existir, cesar
- sth ceases
Collocations the war ceased · the noise ceased suddenly
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The fighting ceased at midnight.
La lucha cesó a medianoche.