English Explanatory Dictionary

decease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Death, departure from life.
verb
  1. To die.
  2. To cause to die.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsiːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decease.wav

Word forms

decease deceases deceasing deceased

Etymology

From Old French deces (Modern French décès), from Latin dēcessus (“departure”).

Synonyms

demise quietus death tomb celestial transfer decease decomposition defunction dematerialization dirt nap doom exit expiration fatality liquidation mortality passing repose sleep of the just sunset the big sleep crash downfall fall (the) bane (the) end expire perish assume room temperature auger in be called home be gathered to one's fathers be like the the One be no more be with Jesus be with the Lord bite the big one bite the biscuit bite the dust buy the farm buy it cark it cash in cash in one's chips check out close one's eyes for the last time code conk out croak cross over cross rainbow bridge cross the Great Divide cross the Styx darken decompose dematerialize depart disincarnate draw one's last breath drop off the hooks

Derived words

deceaser postdecease predecease
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