Category:Surcease

Sur*cease", n. Etym: [f. sursis, from sursis, p.p. of surseoir to Suspend, postpone, defer, in of., to delay, refrain from, forbear, l. Supersedere. Surcease is not connected with e. cease. See supersede.]

Defn: cessation; stop; end. "not desire, but its surcease." Longfellow. It is time that there were an end and surcease made of this immodest And deformed manner of writing. Bacon.

Surcease Sur*cease", v. t.

Defn: to cause to cease; to end. [obs.] "the waves . . . their range Surceast." Spenser. The nations, overawed, surceased the fight. Dryden.

Surcease Sur*cease", v. i.

Defn: to cease. [obs.]