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cease vs close off

close off vs cease

cease is a noun but close off is not a noun.

cease and close off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cease Yes No Yes No
close off No No Yes No
As verbs, close off is a hyponym of cease; that is, close off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cease:
  • cease: put an end to a state or an activity
  • close off: stem the flow of
cease (noun) close off (noun)
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
cease (verb) close off (verb)
put an end to a state or an activity block off the passage through
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical isolate or separate
stem the flow of
Difference between cease and close off

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