Antonyms for decease
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dih-sees |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsis |
Definition of decease
Origin :- "death," early 14c., from Old French deces (12c., Modern French décès) "decease, death," from Latin decessus "death" (euphemism for mors), also "a retirement, a departure," from decess-, past participle stem of decedere "die, depart, withdraw," literally "to go down," from de- "away" (see de-) + cedere "go" (see cede). Still used with a tinge of euphemism.
- noun death
- verb pass away; expire
- But to return to my lady:—She got surprisingly well after my master's decease.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- You agree to settle your fortune after your decease, amounting to L23,000.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Sir John's authority as her guardian had come into force with the decease of her brother.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- Five minutes before his decease the manʼs pulse was high and full.
- Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel
- The solicitor himself, I believe, chooses to doubt his client's decease.
- Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
- Upon the decease of the pontiff, Rome was immediately in arms.
- Extract from : « History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy » by Niccolo Machiavelli
- It's like bees; they leave their hives on the decease of any person.
- Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert
- To-day, Canada mourns the decease of one of her noblest sons.
- Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson
- It was the medical gentleman who informed me of his decease.
- Extract from : « My Father as I Recall Him » by Mamie Dickens
- In the event of his wife's decease, her third was to be held in trust for his son.
- Extract from : « Seek and Find » by Oliver Optic
Synonyms for decease
- buy a one-way ticket
- buying the farm
- call off all bets
- cease
- check out
- cool off
- croak
- curtains
- deep six
- defunction
- demise
- depart
- departure
- die
- dissolution
- drop
- dying
- go
- grim reaper
- pass
- pass away
- pass on
- pass over
- passing
- passing away
- passing over
- perish
- quietus
- release
- silence
- sleep
- succumb
- taps
- the end
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