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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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   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.

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

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   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.

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

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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.

5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › demisedemise - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Mar 20, 2024 · demise (third-person singular simple present demises, present participle demising, simple past and past participle demised) ( transitive, obsolete, law) To give. ( transitive, law) To convey, as by will or lease. ( transitive, law) To transmit by inheritance. ( intransitive, law) To pass by inheritance.

6. 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….

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDEMISE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   3 days ago · demise in American English. (diˈmaɪz ; dɪˈmaɪz ) noun. 1. Law. a transfer of an estate by lease, esp. for a fixed period. 2. the transfer of sovereignty by death or abdication. 3.

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

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