decease

noun

de·​cease di-ˈsēs 

: departure from life : death

decease intransitive verb

Synonyms

• curtains
• death
• demise
• dissolution
• doom
• end
• exit
• expiration
• expiry
• fate
• grave
• great divide
• passage
• passing
• quietus
• sleep

Examples of decease in a Sentence

He had many debts at the time of his decease.

in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties

Word History

Etymology

Middle English deces, from Anglo-French, from Latin decessus departure, death, from decedere to depart, die, from de- + cedere to go

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

decease

noun

de·​cease di-ˈsēs 

: death sense 1

decease verb

Medical Definition

decease

noun

de·​cease di-ˈsēs 

: departure from life : death

decease intransitive verb

deceased; deceasing