decease

(dē sēs′, di-)

noun

death

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

intransitive verb deceased, deceasing

to die

See decease in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb de·ceased, de·ceas·ing, de·ceas·es

To die.

noun

The act of dying; death.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English decesen

Origin: , from deces, death

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin dēcessus, departure, death

Origin: , from

Origin: past participle of dēcēdere, to depart, die

Origin: : dē-, de-

Origin: + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots

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