decease — I verb cease existing, cease living, cease to be, cease to exist, cease to live, come to an end, demise, depart, depart from life, die, end one s life, expire, lose life, meet death, pass away, pass on, perish, succumb associated concepts:… … Law dictionary
decease — death, early 14c., from O.Fr. deces (12c., Mod.Fr. décès) decease, death, from L. decessus death (euphemism for mors), also a retirement, a departure, from decess , pp. stem of decedere die, depart, withdraw, lit. to go down, from de away (see D … Etymology dictionary
decease — [n] death buying the farm*, curtains*, defunction, demise, departure, dissolution, dying, grim reaper*, passing, passing away, passing over, quietus, release, silence, sleep, taps*, the end; concept 304 Ant. birth decease [v] pass away; expire… … New thesaurus
Decease — De*cease , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deceased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deceasing}.] To depart from this life; to die; to pass away. [1913 Webster] She s dead, deceased, she s dead. Shak. [1913 Webster] When our summers have deceased. Tennyson. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decease — *death, demise, passing … New Dictionary of Synonyms
decease — ► NOUN formal or Law ▪ death. ► VERB archaic ▪ die. ORIGIN Latin decessus death , from decedere to die … English terms dictionary
decease — [dē sēs′, disēs′] n. [ME & OFr deces < L decessus, lit., departure, pp. of decedere, to depart, go away < de , from + cedere, to go: see CEDE] death vi. deceased, deceasing to die SYN. DIE1 … English World dictionary
decease — noun Etymology: Middle English deces, from Anglo French, from Latin decessus departure, death, from decedere to depart, die, from de + cedere to go Date: 14th century departure from life ; death • decease intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
decease — de·cease di sēs n departure from life: DEATH decease vi, de·ceased; de·ceas·ing … Medical dictionary
decease — de|cease [dıˈsi:s] n [U] law death ▪ On your decease, the house passes to your wife … Dictionary of contemporary English
