decease

C2+ Topic:Register & Style

US /dɪˈsis/ UK /dɪˈsiːs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
(formal/legal) death; to die

Upon his decease, the estate passed to his children.

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Synonyms

1 noun · (formal/legal) death; to die death demise passing expiration departure die perish expire

Opposites

birth life survival

Word family

Derived forms deceased

Related forms predecease

Simplified etymology

Decease entered English in the Middle English period and derives from the family of Latin cedere, “to yield, give way, go.” Its underlying sense was “go away.”

Etymology

From Old French deces ('death'), from Latin dēcessus ('departure, death'), from dēcēdere ('to depart, die'), from de- ('away') plus cēdere ('to go, withdraw').

dēcessus Latin cēdere Latin

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# decease

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈsis/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsiːs/

## Meanings
1. (formal/legal) death; to die

## Examples
- Upon his decease, the estate passed to his children.

## Synonyms
- death
- demise
- passing
- expiration
- departure
- die
- perish
- expire

## Antonyms
- birth
- life
- survival

## Derived Forms
- deceased

## Related Forms
- predecease

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dēcessus
- Root: cēdere

## Etymology
From Old French deces ('death'), from Latin dēcessus ('departure, death'), from dēcēdere ('to depart, die'), from de- ('away') plus cēdere ('to go, withdraw').

## AI Etymology
Decease comes from Old French deces ('death'), from Latin dēcessus ('departure, death'), from dēcēdere ('to depart, die'), from de- ('away') plus cēdere ('to go, withdraw'). The historical trail runs through Latin dēcessus and Latin cēdere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means (formal/legal) death; to die. Derived formations include deceased; related forms include predecease.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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