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

Your brother should know that Medicaid estate recovery is a federal mandate requiring states to seek reimbursement for long-term-care services from the estates of deceased recipients, focusing on your brother’s home and other probate assets.

From MarketWatch

There are complaints NS&I withheld Premium Bond prizes from the families of deceased savers, with some reporting the bank delayed payments and lost track of investments.

From BBC

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