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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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