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decease

[dih-sees]

noun

  1. the act of dying; departure from life; death.



verb (used without object)

deceased, deceasing 
  1. to depart from life; die.

decease

/ ɪˈː /

noun

  1. a more formal word for death

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) a more formal word for die 1

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decease1

1300–50; (noun) Middle English deces < Old French < Latin ŧܲ departure, death, equivalent to ŧ-, variant stem of ŧŧ to go away ( ŧ- de- + ŧ to go; cede ) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > s; (v.) late Middle English decesen, derivative of the noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decease1

C14 (n): from Old French deces, from Latin ŧŧ to depart
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Example Sentences

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The identity of the deceased man was not released.

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The centre added it would "establish the identities of the deceased as soon as possible".

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Reporting what Phil Robertson said and did in life may be viewed as speaking ill of the deceased; he died on Sunday, May 24, at the age of 79.

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The search for two other men linked to her killing continues, while police have arrested the parents of the deceased suspect.

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“When they approached the U-Haul truck, they looked in a large trash bin in the rear cargo area of the truck and observed a deceased individual,” the release said.

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