surcease
Plural: surceases
Noun
- a stopping
- Cessation; stop, stopping; end. Respite, intermission.
Verb
Verb Forms: surceased, surceasing, surceases
- To cease; to come to an end; to stop.
- To come to an end; to desist.
- To bring to an end.
Examples
- He wished the Scrabble game would surcease after his opponent scored 100 points in one turn.
Origin / Etymology
From Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French sursis, past participle of surseoir, from Latin supersedēre. Spelling later influenced by association with unrelated cease, which likely also influenced the meaning. Related to supersede.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
surcease: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsurcease: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
surcease: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
surcease: valid Words With Friends Word