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Etymology

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From Old French deces (Modern French décès), from Latin dēcessus (departure).

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Noun

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decease (countable and uncountable, plural deceases)

  1. (formal) Death, departure from life.

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Verb

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decease (third-person singular simple present deceases, present participle deceasing, simple past and past participle deceased)

  1. (now rare) To die.

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The noun and verb forms are much less commonly used than the participial adjective deceased, particularly outside formal, literary, or legal usage.

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