Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decease

/dɪˈsiːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: de-cease
IPA: /dɪˈsiːs/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Death, departure from life.

Countable; Formal; Uncountable

verb

To die.

Archaic

verb

To cause to die.

Formal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"So should that beauty which you hold in lease Find no determination: then you were Yourself again after yourself's decease […]"
"I thought about my predecessor, who had died of drink and smoke; and I could have wished he had been so good as to live, and not bother me with his decease."
"After which usurped victorie, he presently deceased: and partly through the excessive joy he thereby conceived."

Etymology

From Old French deces (Modern French décès), from Latin dēcessus (“departure”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: deces, dēcessus

Usage

Inflected Forms

deceases (plural) deceases (present, singular) deceasing (participle, present) deceased (participle, past) deceased (past)

Derived Forms

deceaser postdecease predecease

Synonyms

demise quietus death end tomb celestial transfer decease decomposition defunction dematerialization dirt nap doom

Rhymes With

police release increase piece peace greece decrease lease cease luis vietnamese niece

Questions

How do you pronounce decease?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsiːs/.
What does decease mean?: Death, departure from life.
Where does decease come from?: It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce decease

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “decease”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/dɪˈsiːs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “decease”.
Repeat and practice — Say “decease” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.