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de⋅ceased

  [di-seest]
–adjective
1. no longer living; dead.
–noun
2. the deceased,
a. the particular dead person or persons referred to.
b. dead persons collectively: to speak well of the deceased.
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Origin:
1480–90; decease + -ed 2

Synonyms:
1. See dead.

de⋅cease

  [di-sees] noun, verb, -ceased, -ceas⋅ing.
–noun
1. the act of dying; departure from life; death.
–verb (used without object)
2. to depart from life; die.
Origin:
1300–50; (n.) ME deces < OF < L dēcessus departure, death, equiv. to dēced-, var. s. of dēcēdere to go away (dē- de- + cēdere to go; see cede ) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > s; (v.) late ME decesen, deriv. of the n.
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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.]
de·ceased   (dĭ-sēst')   
adj.  No longer living; dead. See Synonyms at dead.
n.   pl. deceased
A dead person.
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Word Origin & History

decease 
c.1330, from Fr. deces, from L. decessus "death," lit. "departure" (euphemism for mors), from pp. stem of decedere "die," from de- "away" + cedere "go" (see cede). Still used with a tinge of euphemism.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·cease
Pronunciation: di-'sEs
Function: noun
: departure from life : DEATH —decease intransitive verb de·ceased; de·ceas·ing

Main Entry: 1de·ceased
Pronunciation: -'sEst
Function: adjective
: no longer living; especially : recently dead —usedof persons

Main Entry: 2deceased
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural deceased
: a dead person deceased>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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