de·ceaseOrigin of decease
Middle English and Old French deces from Classical Latin decessus, literally , departure, past participle of decedere, to depart, go away from de-, from + cedere, to go: see cedeintransitive verb
-·ceased′, -·ceas′ing
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intransitive verb
de·ceased, de·ceas·ing, de·ceas·esnoun
Origin of decease
Middle English decesen from deces death from Old French from Latin dēcessus departure, death from past participle of dēcēdere to depart, die dē- de- cēdere to go ; see ked- in Indo-European roots.
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(third-person singular simple present deceases, present participle deceasing, simple past and past participle deceased)
The noun and verb forms are much less commonly used than the participial adjective "deceased," particularly outside formal, literary, or legal usage.
From Old French deces (French décès).
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v.
n.
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"decease." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/decease>.
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decease. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/decease
