cease
to stop
Root
- ced / cess / ceed: go, approach, yield, move back, or stop
Other words with the ced / cess / ceed root
Ced / cess gives motion coming to a stop. Cease is the plain stop word in the family.
The chatter ceased when the practice test began and the timer started.
Cease is the anchor for incessant. If something ceases, it stops. If it is incessant, it refuses to stop. One root gives both relief and exhaustion.