[di-sees] 
noun, verb, -ceased, -ceas⋅ing.| 1. | the act of dying; departure from life; death. |
| 2. | to depart from life; die. |
| de·cease (dĭ-sēs') intr.v. de·ceased, de·ceas·ing, de·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; see ked- in Indo-European roots.] |
