The difference between Cease and Discontinue
When used as verbs, cease means to stop, whereas discontinue means to interrupt the continuance of.
Cease is also noun with the meaning: cessation.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cease and Discontinue
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Cease as a verb (formal, intransitive):
To stop.
Examples:
"And with that, his twitching ceased."
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Cease as a verb (formal, transitive):
To stop doing (something).
Examples:
"And with that, he ceased twitching."
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Cease as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
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Cease as a noun (obsolete):
Cessation; extinction.
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Discontinue as a verb:
To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
Examples:
"They plan to discontinue that design."