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

Suffolk Police said it was called to Sparrow's Nest Gardens in Lowestoft at 22:13 GMT on Friday, where a man was treated by emergency services but "later declared deceased".

From BBC

Thousands of them, each one representing a deceased veteran whose family is now due his pension.

From Literature

He added: "Part of my job was bringing the deceased to the mortuary, something like that stays with you I'll never forget it, it never leaves you."

From BBC

No one, the past five popes included, has sent out more prayers and thoughts to families of the wounded or deceased.

From The Wall Street Journal

Identities of the deceased service members will be withheld for 24 hours after next of kin is informed.

From Salon