surcease

tr. & intr.v., -ceased, -ceas·ing, -ceas·es.
To bring or come to an end; stop.

n.
Cessation.

[Middle English surcesen, variant (influenced by cesen, to cease) of sursesen, from Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French surseoir, sursis-, to refrain, from Latin supersedēre. See supersede.]

verb

1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt¹, stall¹, stay¹, stop. Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To come to a cessation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt¹, leave off, quit, stall¹, stop. Idioms: come to ahaltstandstillstop. See continue/stop/pause.

noun

1. The act of stopping: cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt¹, stay¹, stop, stoppage. See continue/stop/pause.
2. The condition of being stopped: cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt¹, standstill, stop, stoppage. See continue/stop/pause.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a stopping
  Synonym: cessation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ophør
v. tr. - ophøre
v. intr. - ophøre

Nederlands (Dutch)
eind, beëindiging, beëindigen

Français (French)
n. - cessation, arrêt
v. tr. - mettre un terme à (arch), arrêter, cesser
v. intr. - s'arrêter, cesser (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ende, Unterbrechung
v. - aufhören, unterbrechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απαρχ. ή λογοτ.) τέλος, λήξη
v. - παύω, σταματώ

Italiano (Italian)
cessazione, cessare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - interrupção (f)
v. - interromper

Русский (Russian)
прекращение, прекращать, прекращаться

Español (Spanish)
n. - suspensión, cesación, fin
v. tr. - fin, suspender
v. intr. - cesar, acabarse, desistir, dejar de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avbrott, slut
v. - upphöra, avbryta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暂停, 停止, 中止, 停歇, 使中止, 使停止

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 暫停, 停止, 中止, 停歇
v. tr. - 使中止, 使停止
v. intr. - 中止, 停止

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정지, 끝남
v. tr. - 중지하다, 끝나다
v. intr. - 중지하다, 그치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 止む, 終結する, 中断する, 放棄する, 終わる
n. - 終わり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توقف , انهاء (فعل) يتوقف , يكف عن , ينهي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפסקה, הבאה לסיום‬
v. tr. - ‮הפסיק, הביא לסיום‬
v. intr. - ‮הפסיק, הביא לסיום‬

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