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Meanings of decease in English

Portuguese
morte
Catalan
desaparició
Spanish
desaparición

The event of dying or departure from life.

      morte
      Portuguese
      bater as botas
      Catalan
      expirar
      Spanish
      quedarse

      To cease to live.

        Related terms
        bater as botas
        Usage of decease in English
        1
        And they spoke of his decease that he should accomplish in Jerusalem.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
        2
        These were the comments made upon the decease of this young gentleman.
        Blind Love
        3
        Five minutes before his decease the man's pulse was high and full.
        The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido / For the Suppression of...
        4
        On the third day after his decease, the funeral rites were celebrated.
        The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 28: 1578, part II
        5
        On the decease of his father, Colonel Burr inherited a handsome estate.
        Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
        6
        He continued president of the college of St. Omer's till his decease.
        The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
        7
        Such early decease was observed repeatedly, with no intervention on my part.
        Social Life in the Insect World
        8
        Lady Kew's decease of course delayed the marriage projects for a while.
        The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
        9
        Pardon me for anticipating so bluntly the decease of a dear relative!
        A Hungarian Nabob
        10
        Their correspondence commenced in 1772, and continued until the decease of the judge.
        Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
        11
        Upon the decease of the Senator, the ship was returned to the donor.
        Redburn. His First Voyage / Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and...
        12
        Upon the decease of the pontiff, Rome was immediately in arms.
        History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy / From the Earli...
        13
        The decease of the latter, in 1852, was a check to its growth.
        History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners F...
        14
        The decease may be attributed in a great measure to bear.
        A Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. B...
        15
        August witnessed the decease of the veteran anti-reformer, Sir Charles Wetherell.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
        16
        By their decease I became the lawfull Inheritress of their House and Fortune.
        Love and Freindship [sic]