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decease

de·cease

UK/dɪˈsiːs/ US/dɪˈsis/ uncommon archaic formal
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

the event of dying or departure from life

  • “her death came as a terrible shock”
  • “upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren”
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verb

1.

pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

  • “She died from cancer”
  • “They children perished in the fire”
  • “The patient went peacefully”
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Origin

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

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