Synonyms for demised
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-mahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmaɪz |
Top 10 synonyms for demised Other synonyms for the word demised
- accede
- allot
- apportion
- assign
- be destroyed
- be killed
- be lost
- be no more
- be taken
- bend
- bequeath
- bequest
- bite the dust
- blow over
- break down
- breathe one's last
- buy the farm
- cash in
- cash in one's chips
- cave
- cease living
- cease to exist
- cede
- check out
- collapse
- commit
- conclude
- confide
- conk
- consign
- consume
- corrupt
- croak
- decease
- decline
- decompose
- demise
- depart
- deplete
- devise
- devour
- disappear
- discontinue
- disintegrate
- dissipate
- dissolve
- drop
- drop off
- drown
- dwindle
- eat crow
- ebb
- end
- entrust
- evaporate
- exhaust
- expend
- expire
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall victim to
- finish
- flake out
- fold
- fold up
- fritter
- give
- give in
- give in to
- give out
- give over
- give up the ghost
- give way
- go
- go down
- go under
- go way of all flesh
- hand down
- kick the bucket
- knuckle
- knuckle under
- leave behind
- legate
- lose life
- meet one's maker
- meet waterloo
- melt away
- OD
- pack it in
- pass
- pass away
- pass on
- perish
- peter out
- quit
- refer
- relinquish life
- rest in peace
- rot
- run through
- show white flag
- spend
- squander
- stop
- submit
- succumb
- suffocate
- take the count
- terminate
- throw in the towel
- transmit
- use up
- vanish
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- will
- wilt
- wither
- worsen
- yield
Définition of demised
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 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
- "No, he didn't; he demised," says Kelly, emerging from obscurity into the light of conversation once more.
- Extract from : « Rossmoyne » by Unknown
- It's going to be a great shock to some of them one of these days to wake up and find out they're demised!
- Extract from : « Famous Modern Ghost Stories » by Various
- It was demised to her doubtless before her marriage, but it was not altered in relation to her after her marriage.
- Extract from : « Shakespeare's Family » by Mrs. C. C. Stopes
- John B. Waldo, recently demised, was also a pupil of mine for about two years.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of Orange Jacobs » by Orange Jacobs
Antonyms for demised
- accept
- accumulate
- appear
- arrive
- ascend
- be born
- be willing
- bear
- begin
- build
- care
- collect
- come
- commence
- conquer
- continue
- create
- defend
- deny
- develop
- disagree
- earn
- fail
- fall behind
- fight
- flourish
- gather
- get
- give birth
- go
- grow
- hoard
- hold
- improve
- increase
- keep
- live
- lose
- maintain
- mismatch
- overcome
- receive
- refuse
- retain
- revive
- rise
- save
- start
- stay
- stop
- store
- surrender
- take
- use
- veto
- win
- withhold
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