deceased
11deceased — [[t]dɪsi͟ːst[/t]] (deceased is both the singular and the plural form.) 1) N COUNT: the N The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died. [LEGAL] The Navy is notifying next of kin now that the… …
12deceased — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ recently ▪ her recently deceased husband ▪ now ▪ She was named after her now deceased …
13Deceased — 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 …
14deceased — 1. adjective a) No longer alive b) Belonging to the dead. Syn: asleep, at peace, at rest, dead, departed, late …
15deceased — de·ceased sēst adj no longer living esp recently dead used of persons deceased n, pl deceased a dead person <the will of the deceased> …
16deceased — de|ceased [ dı sist ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) dead: flowers on the graves of deceased relatives 2. ) the deceased a dead person or people, especially when the death or deaths were recent: The deceased was a highly respected member of the farming… …
17deceased — noun the deceased formal someone who has died, especially recently: The deceased left a large sum of money to his children. deceased adjective …
18deceased — UK [dɪˈsiːst] / US [dɪˈsɪst] adjective formal 1) dead flowers on the graves of deceased relatives 2) the deceased a dead person or people, especially when the death or deaths were recent The deceased was a highly respected member of the farming… …
19deceased — I. adjective Date: 15th century no longer living; especially recently dead used of persons Synonyms: see dead II. noun (plural deceased) Date: 1548 a dead person < the will of the deceased > …
20deceased — /di seest /, adj. 1. no longer living; dead. n. 2. the deceased, a. the particular dead person or persons referred to. b. dead persons collectively: to speak well of the deceased. [1480 90; DECEASE + ED2] Syn. 1. See dead. * * * …
