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“deceased”
decease (verb), deceases; deceased; deceasing
1. The event or act of dying or a departure from life.
2. To pass from physical life and to lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
3. Etymology: from French deces, from Latin decessus. "death,"; literally, "departure", from the past participle stem of decedere "to die"; from de-, "away" + cedere "to go".
2. To pass from physical life and to lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
3. Etymology: from French deces, from Latin decessus. "death,"; literally, "departure", from the past participle stem of decedere "to die"; from de-, "away" + cedere "to go".
1. Someone who is no longer alive.
2. Those who have recently died: "The two brothers were the deceased who were killed in the auto accident."
3. The person who has died, as used in the handling of his/her estate, probate, of will; and other proceedings after one's death.
4. A reference to the victim of a homicide: "The deceased was shot several times."
2. Those who have recently died: "The two brothers were the deceased who were killed in the auto accident."
3. The person who has died, as used in the handling of his/her estate, probate, of will; and other proceedings after one's death.
4. A reference to the victim of a homicide: "The deceased was shot several times."
deceased, diseased
deceased (di SEES't, di SEEST) (adjective)
Dead; no longer living: The minister asked that everyone spend a quiet moment thinking of their deceased friend.
Susan asked, "Is your grandfather alive or deceased?"
diseased (di ZEEZ'd, di ZEEZD) (adjective)
Ill, sick; a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally: The doctor diagnosed his diseased patient as having a skin ailment as determined by the spots that appeared on his chest.
The doctor reported that the deceased had been diseased for several years before his death.
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