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decease definition

de·cease (dē sēs′, di-)

noun

death

Etymology: ME & OFr deces < L decessus, lit., departure, pp. of decedere, to depart, go away < de-, from + cedere, to go: see cede

intransitive verb deceased -·ceased′, deceasing -·ceas′·ing

to die

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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