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decease
[ dih-sees ]
noun
- the act of dying; departure from life; death.
verb (used without object)
- to depart from life; die.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decease1
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Example Sentences
In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance.
At Mr. Wright's death, it came to his widow, who gave it to my brother; at whose decease, it came to me.
While it was being disposed of, she acquainted Mr. Bumble with the old womans decease.
In the month of March, the decease of Mr. Liston, the comedian, attracted public notice.
August witnessed the decease of the veteran anti-reformer, Sir Charles Wetherell.
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