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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de·cease (dĭ-sēs') ![]() |
[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.]
| Thesaurus: decease |
verb
noun
| Antonyms: decease |
Definition: death
Antonyms: birth
v
Definition: pass away; expire
Antonyms: be born, bear
| Word Tutor: decease |
If the dog does not receive the medication, it will most certainly decease.
| Translations: Decease |
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)
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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