cease vs withdraw

withdraw vs cease

cease is a noun but withdraw is not a noun.

cease and withdraw both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cease	Yes	No	Yes	No
withdraw	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, withdraw is a hyponym of cease; that is, withdraw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cease:

cease: put an end to a state or an activity
withdraw: withdraw from active participation

Other hyponyms of cease include drop, knock off, leave off, sign off, retire, pull the plug, close off, shut off, cheese, call it a day, call it quits, break, unfollow.

cease (noun)	withdraw (noun)
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

cease (verb)	withdraw (verb)
put an end to a state or an activity	keep away from others
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
	make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
	take back what one has said
	release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
	lose interest
	pull back or move away or backward
	remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
	cause to be returned
	break from a meeting or gathering
	withdraw from active participation
	retire gracefully

Difference between cease and withdraw

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