1. death, especially of a person
Usage: formal

1. to die
Usage: formal; intransitive

Examples

• The lawyer read the will after his client’s decease.
• Upon her decease, the property was transferred to her children.
• The obituary announced the decease of the beloved teacher.
• He deceased peacefully in his sleep at age 92.
• The elderly woman deceased last winter.
• Records show that he deceased without leaving a will.