1. (v. i.) To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased.

2. (v. i.) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.

3. (v. t.) To put a stop to; to bring to an end.

4. (n.) Extinction.

abandon abdicate abjure abort acknowledge defeat ad infinitum be consumed be done for be gone be no more belay calm calm down cancel cease to be cease to exist ceaselessly cede cessation close come to naught come to nothing conclude conclusion conk out constantly continually continuously cry quits cut it out dematerialize depart desist desist from desistance determine die die away die down die out disappear discontinue dispel disperse dissipate dissolve do a fade-out drop drop it dwindle ebb end ending endlessly erode eternally evanesce evaporate everlastingly exit expire fade fade away fade out finish finish up flee fly forever forgo forswear give over give up go go away halt hand over have done with hide hold incessantly infinitely interminably intermit knock it off knock off lay down lay off leave no trace leave off leave the scene lull melt melt away molder pacify pass pass away pass out peg out period perish perorate perpetually quiesce quiet quieten quit refrain refrain from relinquish renounce resign resolve retire from sight run out scrap scratch scrub sink sink away soothe stay stop subside succumb suffer an eclipse surcease surrender terminate termination throw up tranquilize unendingly unremittingly vanish vanish from sight waive wane waste waste away wear away wind up without cease yield