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Dictionary: de·cease   (dĭ-sēs') pronunciation
intr.v., -ceased, -ceas·ing, -ceas·es.
To die.

n.
The act of dying; death.

[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.]


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verb

    To cease living: demise, depart, die, drop, expire, go, pass away, pass (on), perish, succumb. Informal pop off. Slang check out, croak, kick in, kick off. Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meetone's endMaker, pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes. See live/die.

noun

    The act or fact of dying: death, demise, dissolution, extinction, passing, quietus, rest. Slang curtain (used in plural). See live/die.

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n

Definition: death
Antonyms: birth

v

Definition: pass away; expire
Antonyms: be born, bear


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The event of dying or departure from life.

pronunciation If the dog does not receive the medication, it will most certainly decease.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - død
v. intr. - afgå ved døden

Nederlands (Dutch)
(het) overlijden

Français (French)
n. - décès
v. intr. - décéder

Deutsch (German)
v. - sterben, versterben
n. - Sterben, Verscheiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πεθαίνω
n. - τελευτή (του βίου), θάνατος

Italiano (Italian)
decedere, decesso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - falecer
n. - falecimento (m)

Русский (Russian)
кончина

Español (Spanish)
n. - fallecimiento
v. intr. - fallecer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avlida
n. - dödsfall, frånfälle

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
死亡

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 死亡
v. intr. - 死亡

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 죽음
v. intr. - 사망하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 死亡する
n. - 死亡

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يموت (الاسم) موت انسان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מוות‬
v. intr. - ‮מת‬


 
 
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