surcease
1 of 2verb
sur·cease (ˌ)sər-ˈsēs 
ˈsər-ˌsēs
surceased; surceasing
intransitive verb
: to desist from action
also : to come to an end : cease
transitive verb
: to put an end to : discontinue
surcease
2 of 2noun
sur·cease ˈsər-ˌsēs
(ˌ)sər-ˈsēs
: cessation
especially : a temporary respite or end
to borrow from my books surcease of sorrow 
E. A. Poe
E. A. Poe 
Synonyms
Noun
- arrest
- arrestment
- cease
- cessation
- check
- close
- closedown
- closure
- conclusion
- cutoff
- discontinuance
- discontinuation
- end
- ending
- expiration
- finish
- halt
- lapse
- offset
- shutdown
- shutoff
- stay
- stop
- stoppage
- termination
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Example Sentences
Noun hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain
Recent Examples on the Web WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019 Anyone seeking temporary surcease from the rigors of the present moment will find it in abundance here. Terry Teachout, WSJ, 20 July 2017
Noun
Terrible transgressions lead to worse ones, with no prospect of surcease, let alone moral regeneration. WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019 Anyone seeking temporary surcease from the rigors of the present moment will find it in abundance here. Terry Teachout, WSJ, 20 July 2017 Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English sursesen, surcesen, from Anglo-French surceser, alteration of surseer, surseoir, from Latin supersedēre — more at supersede
First Known Use
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun
1586, in the meaning defined above
surcease
noun
as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cessation
- halt
- ending
- end
- cease
- closure
- conclusion
- termination
- close
- stoppage
- discontinuance
- stop
- expiration
- arrest
- discontinuation
- lapse
- stay
- shutdown
- offset
- finish
- shutoff
- arrestment
- cutoff
- closedown
- pause
- interruption
- suspension
- abeyance
- check
- letup
- standstill
- phaseout
- moratorium
- layoff
- break
- mop-up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- continuance
- continuation
- extension
- persistence
- prolongation
- take to something like a duck takes to water
- take to something like a duck to water
- take to task
- take to the cleaners
- take to the skies
- take to the sky
- take to the sky/skies
- take to the streets
- take turns
- take unawares
- take under advisement
- take under one's wing
- take up
- take up arms
- take up residence
- take up the cudgels
- take up the cudgels for
- take up the gauntlet
- take up the slack
- take up with
- take wing
- take with a grain of salt
- take with a pinch of salt
- take years off
- take-all