Definition of surcease
surceased
;surceasing
intransitive verb
: to desist from action; also : to come to an end : cease
transitive verb
: to put an end to : discontinue
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Origin and Etymology of surcease
Middle English sursesen, surcesen, from Anglo-French surceser, alteration of surseer, surseoir, from Latin supersedēre — more at supersede
Definition of surcease
: cessation; especially : a temporary respite or end to borrow from my books surcease of sorrow — E. A. Poe
Examples of surcease in a Sentence
hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain
First Known Use of surcease
1586
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