decease

[ dih-sees ]
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noun
  1. the act of dying; departure from life; death.

verb (used without object),de·ceased, de·ceas·ing.
  1. to depart from life; die.

Origin of decease

1
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; see cede) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt>s; (v.) late Middle English decesen, derivative of the noun

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British Dictionary definitions for decease

decease

/ (dɪˈsiːs) /


noun
  1. a more formal word for death

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

Origin of decease

1
C14 (n): from Old French deces, from Latin dēcēdere to depart

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