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

No other details were immediately available about the incident or the deceased driver.

From Los Angeles Times

The family of deceased pitcher Tyler Skaggs and the Angels reached a settlement Friday, ending a contentious trial as jurors had begun a third day of deliberations.

From Los Angeles Times

The Blue Angel, an extremely rare mushroom, eliminates any disease and can revive the recently deceased.

From Salon

Since the cease-fire took hold in October, fighting has largely subsided, Hamas has returned all but the body of one deceased hostage, and the flow of humanitarian aid has accelerated.

From The Wall Street Journal

Survivor benefits for spouses and ex-spouses begin at 71.5% of the deceased’s benefit and increase the longer one waits, according to the Social Security Administration.

From MarketWatch