decease 1 of 2

noun

di-ˈsēs How to pronounce decease (audio)
Definition of deceasenext
as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties

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decease

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verb

as in to die
to stop living no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decease
  1. death
  2. die
  3. demise
  4. perish
  5. fate
  6. fall
Noun
  • Her official cause of death has yet to be released.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Early reports of Lee’s death sparked fear and criticism in San Francisco about rampant crime, though the narrative around the incident quickly changed after police announced Momeni’s arrest and provided details about a possible motive.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of death
Verb
  • Those patients died less than two months after their surgeries and were too sick to leave the hospital.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
  • On Election Day, Ramirez and Hernandez found out Hernandez’s brother Johnny died, undocumented, in Minersville, Pa.
    Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of die
Noun
  • Ophelia, even in her delusion, wants others to remember her late father and the events that led to his demise.
    Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Cara starts to panic, thrashing around, while Tori, who is also struggling on the inside, is able to better maintain her composure, hoping that the illusion of strength will expedite Cara’s demise.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of demise
Verb
  • As an elder goose notes, Brightbill would likely have perished had he not been adopted by a creature with the dedication to raise him and the skills (extendable arms, logical deduction) to keep him alive.
    Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Her husband, John Jacob Astor the IV perished aboard the ship.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of perish
Noun
  • But are tweaked recipes enough to turn around the fate of vegan meats?
    Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The historical fantasy series My Lady Jane offers an alternative scenario where Jane (Emily Bader) avoids that fate with the help of her eventual husband, Lord Guilford Dudley (Edward Bluemel), and humans who can take animal form known as Ethians.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of fate
Verb
  • The proposal comes as Nissan is urgently cutting costs, having fallen behind in the global EV race, while both companies are struggling in the bruising Chinese automotive market.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
  • During the dot-com boom, many bearish voices on Wall Street fell silent, and some left their jobs, as their firms sought to profit from the boom by promoting or investing in Internet and tech stocks.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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