Cease and Refuse

Cease

Cease verb - To come to an end.

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Refuse and cease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Cease".

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Cease and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cease" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

person	cease person	refuse person
contact	cease contact	refuse contact
treatment	cease treatment	refuse treatment
time	cease time	refuse time
Other words: way, mother, war, orders, weapons, attempts.

The Remnant: In the first game, is a Vasudan group calling themselves "The Hammer of Light" who refuse to accept their government's cease-fire with the Galactic Terran Alliance, and believe that the genocidal Shivans are a prophesized god-race.

Source: Video Game / FreeSpace

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