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close off vs cease

cease vs close off

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

close off and cease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
close off No No Yes No
cease Yes No Yes No
As verbs, cease is a hypernym of close off; that is, cease is a word with a broader meaning than close off:
  • close off: stem the flow of
  • cease: put an end to a state or an activity
Other hypernyms of close off include discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop.
close off (noun) cease (noun)
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
close off (verb) cease (verb)
block off the passage through put an end to a state or an activity
isolate or separate have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
stem the flow of
Difference between close off and cease

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