n. | 1. | Departure, especially departure from this life; death. |
v. i. | 1. | To depart from this life; to die; to pass away. |
Noun | 1. | decease - the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" Synonyms: death |
Verb | 1. | decease - pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" |