demise

[ dih-mahyz ]

See synonyms for: demise demised demising on Thesaurus.com

noun

death or decease.
termination of existence or operation: the demise of the empire.

Law.
- a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate.
- a conveyance or transfer of an estate.
Government. transfer of sovereignty, as by the death or deposition of the sovereign.

verb (used with object),de·mised, de·mis·ing.

Law. to transfer (an estate or the like) for a limited time; lease.
Government. to transfer (sovereignty), as by the death or abdication of the sovereign.

verb (used without object),de·mised, de·mis·ing.

Law. to pass by bequest, inheritance, or succession.

Origin of demise

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English demise, dimis(s)e, from Old French demis, past participle of desmetre, from Latin dīmittere “to send away, dismiss”; see dismiss

Other words from demise

de·mis·a·bil·i·ty, noun
de·mis·a·ble, adjective
non·de·mise, noun
un·de·mised, adjective

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How to use demise in a sentence

Combining contextual with sustainable approaches to behavioral targeting that will endure beyond the demise of third-party cookies and tightening privacy regulations is the way forward.
Deep Dive: Programmatic ends a strong 2020 as CTV, OTT and data privacy loom large in early 2021 | Jessica Rapp | January 5, 2021 | Digiday
Theories included neutron star collisions, the dramatic demise of balls of exotic matter, and even aliens pushing giant spacecraft around the universe with mightier laser beams.
The best space stories of 2020 | Charlie Wood | December 25, 2020 | Popular-Science
That’s proven to be even more crucial this year as media companies tried to emphasize their own first-party data in anticipation of the demise of the third-party cookie and as they navigated changing consumer habits amid the pandemic.
How Complex entered the race to earn revenue from audience insights | Kayleigh Barber | December 23, 2020 | Digiday
They might even have fished out animals that met their demise by falling in.
Cooking without fire | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
One solution that addresses numerous areas of transformation — from consumer habits to privacy regulations and the demise of third-party cookies — is contextual targeting.
How machine learning technology boosts contextual targeting for advertisers | Dailymotion | December 15, 2020 | Digiday

But this the world does not understand, therefore the kings of it must go on demising to the end of the chapter.
The Works of William Cowper | William Cowper

British Dictionary definitions for demise

demise

/ (dɪˈmaɪz) /

noun

failure or termination: the demise of one's hopes
a euphemistic or formal word for death

property law
- a transfer of an estate by lease
- the passing or transfer of an estate on the death of the owner
the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc, of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown)

verb

to transfer or be transferred by inheritance, will, or succession
(tr) property law to transfer (an estate, etc) for a limited period; lease

(tr) to transfer (sovereignty, a title, etc) by or as if by the death, deposition, etc, of a ruler

Origin of demise

C16: from Old French, feminine of demis dismissed, from demettre to send away, from Latin dīmittere; see dismiss

Derived forms of demise

demisable, adjective

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