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   De·mise

   /dəˈmīz/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person's death: "Mr. Grisenthwaite's tragic demise" Similar deathdyingpassingpassing awaypassing onloss of lifeexpiryexpirationenddeparture from lifefinal exitdeceaserare:quietusOpposite birth
   • ▪ the end or failure of an enterprise or institution: "the demise of industry" Similar endbreakupdisintegrationfalldownfallruinfailurecollapsefounderingOpposite start
   • 2. conveyance or transfer of property or a title by demising.

   verb

   • 1. convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease: "the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms"
   • ▪ transmit (a sovereign's title) by death or abdication.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French desmettre ‘dismiss’, (in reflexive) ‘abdicate’, based on Latin dimittere (see dismiss).

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   Resort to the noun demise when you describe the end, termination, or death of something or someone. Demise is mostly used in medical or legal language, or when someone wants to sound either formal or euphemistic.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEMISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · demise. (dɪmaɪz ) singular noun [usually with poss] The demise of something or someone is their end or death. [formal] ...the demise of the reform movement. Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise. Synonyms: failure, end, fall, defeat More Synonyms of demise. More Synonyms of demise.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › demiseDemise - definition of demise by The Free Dictionary

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   demise. ( dɪˈmaɪz) n. 1. failure or termination: the demise of one's hopes. 2. a euphemistic or formal word for death. 3. (Law) property law. a. a transfer of an estate by lease.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondemise noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of demise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Mar 20, 2024 · demise (countable and uncountable, plural demises) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDEMISE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DEMISE definition: 1. the end of something, usually because it has stopped being popular or successful: 2. someone's….

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › demisedemise | meaning of demise in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   demise meaning, definition, what is demise: the end of something that used to exist...: Learn more.