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- DictionaryDe·mise/dəˈmīz/
noun
- 1. a person's death: "Mr. Grisenthwaite's tragic demise"
- 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"
noun [ S ] formal uk / dɪˈmaɪz / us / dɪˈmaɪz / sb's demise. Add to word list. the death of a person: Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding her demise. See more. the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system: The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected.
noun. death or decease. termination of existence or operation: the demise of the empire. Law. a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate. a conveyance or transfer of an estate. Government. transfer of sovereignty, as by the death or deposition of the sovereign. verb (used with object) , de·mised, de·mis·ing.
Other forms: demised; demises. 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.
Definition of demise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 2. a euphemistic or formal word for death. 3. property law. a. a transfer of an estate by lease. b. the passing or transfer of an estate on the death of the owner. 4. the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc, of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown ) verb.
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.
DEMISE definition: 1. the end of something, usually because it has stopped being popular or successful: 2. someone's….
