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    De·cease
    /dəˈsēs/

    noun

    • 1. death: formal "a doctor's sudden decease"

    verb

    • 1. die: archaic "he deceased at his palace of Croydon"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deceaseDecease Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DECEASE is departure from life : death. How to use decease in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › deceaseDECEASE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Decease definition: the act of dying; departure from life; death.. See examples of DECEASE used in a sentence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deceasedDeceased Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DECEASED is no longer living; especially : recently dead —used of persons. How to use deceased in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deceased.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECEASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal uk / dɪˈsiːs / us / dɪˈsiːs / Add to word list. a person's death: The house will not be yours till after your mother's decease. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost. have one foot in the grave idiom. macabre. perish.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deceaseDecease - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. the event of dying or departure from life. “upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren”. synonyms: death, demise, expiry. see more. verb. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › deceaseDecease - definition of decease by The Free Dictionary

    decease - the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECEASE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. the act of dying; departure from life; death. intransitive verb. 2. to depart from life; die. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECEASE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal us / dɪˈsiːs / uk / dɪˈsiːs / Add to word list. a person's death: The house will not be yours till after your mother's decease. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost. have one foot in the grave idiom. macabre. perish.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdecease noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › deceaseDecease Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    dĭ-sēs. deceased, deceases, deceasing. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Verb.