Cease
Cease verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: cease chattering and get down to work, please
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In season 4, Uriel tells Sam to cease his demon blood consumption at once, because the minute he stops becoming useful to the angels, he intends to kill him.
Source: Can't Kill You, Still Need You - Even Evil Has Standards: The Never students are informed in school that they should not kill unless it is absolutely necessary, lest one cease to be a proper villain and instead become a common thug.
- All of the events of SoulCalibur 3 are orchestrated by Zasalamel in an attempt to kill himself using the two MacGuffins as fuel for a ritual to cease his endless cycle of reincarnation.
Source: Suicide by Cop
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