cease

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Noun
(`cease'' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease'') end
Verb
put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
Verb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

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