Synonyms for de mise


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dih-mahyz
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmaɪz

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Définition of de mise

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French demise, fem. past participle of démettre "dismiss, put away," from des- "away" (from Latin dis-) + Middle French mettre "put," from Latin mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Originally "transfer of estate by will," meaning extended 1754 to "death" because that's when this happens.
  • As in passing : noun death
  • As in death : noun end of life
  • As in decease : noun death
  • As in demise : noun fate, usually death
  • As in dissolution : noun death; destruction
  • As in end : noun death, destruction
  • As in exit : noun leaving
  • As in leave : verb give, especially after death
  • As in pass : verb cease
  • As in pass away : verb die
  • As in perish : verb die, decline, decay
  • As in succumb : verb die or surrender
  • As in die : verb pass away; stop living
  • As in go : verb die, collapse
Example sentences :
  • But the same degree of laissez aller jollity would not have been "de mise" there as was permissible at the Circolo.
  • Extract from : « A Siren » by Thomas Adolphus Trollope

Antonyms for de mise

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