Seize, Cease, Crease
1. The customs department decided to seize the consignment of contraband goods.
2. To improve relations the two parties decided that the hostilities between them should cease.
3. Military personnel are required to be attired in trousers with a knife-edge-like crease.
In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?
A.1 and 2 only
B.3 only
C.2 and 3 only
D.1, 2 and 3✓ Correct
Explanation
All three sentences use the words correctly. (1) 'Seize' means to take hold of suddenly and forcibly, correctly used for customs taking contraband. (2) 'Cease' means to stop or come to an end, correctly used for ending hostilities. (3) 'Crease' means a line or ridge produced by folding/pressing, correctly used for the sharp fold in military trousers. Hence, all three are correct.
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