What does decease mean?
Decease means (formal) Death, departure from life..
Decease
/dɪˈsiːs/ · noun
Meaning
(formal) Death, departure from life..
Definitions by Sense
- (formal) Death, departure from life.
- (now rare) To die.
- (formal, transitive) To cause to die.
Example Sentences
So should that beauty which you hold in lease Find no determination: then you were Yourself again after yourself's decease […]
I thought about my predecessor, who had died of drink and smoke; and I could have wished he had been so good as to live, and not bother me with his decease.
After which usurped victorie, he presently deceased: and partly through the excessive joy he thereby conceived.
Synonyms for decease
Antonyms for decease
Related Words
Word Forms
- deceases
- deceasing
- deceased
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for decease?
Common synonyms include demise, quietus, death, tomb.
What is the opposite of decease?
Possible antonyms include nascence, nascency, birth, be born.
How do you use decease in a sentence?
So should that beauty which you hold in lease Find no determination: then you were Yourself again after yourself's decease […]
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