decease

//dɪˈsiːs//
C1Frequency Level 10Formal
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Noun

deceaseSingular
1

The act or event of dying; death.

The lawyer read the will after the decease of the elderly man.

Verb

deceaseInfinitive
deceasePresent tense
deceasedPast tense
deceasedPast participle
deceasingPresent participle
deceasesThird-person singular
1

To die; to pass away from life.

The elderly man deceased peacefully in his sleep.

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