verb
desist, terminate, discontinue; see halt 2, stop 1, 2. See syn. study at stop.
See cease in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation:
To come to a cessation:
To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship:
A concluding or terminating:
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