cesser
/sɛse/
to stop, to cease
Il a cessé de fumer l'an dernier.
He quit smoking last year.
general
To stop doing something.
Il a cessé de fumer l'an dernier.
He quit smoking last year.
Cesser de + infinitive. Formal register.
Word Origin
From Latin cessare (to cease).
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais