decease

noun

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the event of dying or departure from life

her death came as a terrible shock

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

She died from cancer

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	antonym	Related & opposite	nativity
1	derivation	Related & opposite	die
1	derivation	Related & opposite	die
1	hypernym	Types & categories	change
1	hyponym	Types & categories	fatality
1	hyponym	Types & categories	martyrdom
1	hyponym	Types & categories	megadeath
1	hyponym	Types & categories	going
1	hyponym	Types & categories	wrongful death
1	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Crucifixion
2	also see	Related & opposite	die down
2	also see	Related & opposite	die down
2	also see	Related & opposite	die out
2	antonym	Related & opposite	be born
2	derivation	Related & opposite	death
2	derivation	Related & opposite	going
2	derivation	Related & opposite	death
2	derivation	Related & opposite	Death
2	derivation	Related & opposite	dead person
2	derivation	Related & opposite	death
2	derivation	Related & opposite	death
2	derivation	Related & opposite	last
2	verb group	Related & opposite	conk out
2	verb group	Related & opposite	die
2	hypernym	Types & categories	change state
2	hyponym	Types & categories	abort
2	hyponym	Types & categories	asphyxiate
2	hyponym	Types & categories	buy it
2	hyponym	Types & categories	drown
2	hyponym	Types & categories	predecease
2	hyponym	Types & categories	starve
2	hyponym	Types & categories	fall
2	hyponym	Types & categories	succumb