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decease meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of decease at MeaningMonkey.org. decease meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.DECEASE noun
Definition of decease (noun)
- the event of dying or departure from life
DECEASE verb
Definition of decease (verb)
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
- synonyms: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
- antonym: be born
Source: Princeton University Wordnet