decease

American  

[dih-sees] / dɪˈsis /

noun

1. the act of dying; departure from life; death.

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verb (used without object)

deceased, deceasing

1. to depart from life; die.

decease British  

/ dɪˈsiːs /

noun

1. a more formal word for death

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verb

1. (intr) a more formal word for die 1

Etymology

Origin of decease

1300–50; (noun) Middle English deces < Old French < Latin dēcessus departure, death, equivalent to dēced-, variant stem of dēcēdere to go away ( dē- de- + cēdere to go; cede ) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > s; (v.) late Middle English decesen, derivative of the noun

Example Sentences

Other states consider factors such as if there was a relationship with the deceased.

From The Wall Street Journal

It turns out that each of them has some tangled history with the deceased clergyman.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pancreatic islets can currently be obtained only from deceased donors, and the blood stem cells need to come from the same individual as the islets.

From Science Daily

"This constitutes a further violation of the agreement. Israel demands the immediate return of the three deceased hostages still being held in the Gaza Strip," it added.

From Barron's

According to an individual who formerly lived there, the detached house is currently vacant, with the property understood to be part of probate - the legal process of dealing with a deceased person's belongings.

From BBC