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demise
[ dih-mahyz ]
noun
- death or decease.
- termination of existence or operation:
the demise of the empire.
- Law.
- a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate.
- a conveyance or transfer of an estate.
- Government. transfer of sovereignty, as by the death or deposition of the sovereign.
verb (used with object)
- Law. to transfer (an estate or the like) for a limited time; lease.
- Government. to transfer (sovereignty), as by the death or abdication of the sovereign.
verb (used without object)
- Law. to pass by bequest, inheritance, or succession.
demise
/ dɪˈmaɪz /
noun
- failure or termination
the demise of one's hopes
- a euphemistic or formal word for death
- property law
- a transfer of an estate by lease
- the passing or transfer of an estate on the death of the owner
- the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc, of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown )
verb
- to transfer or be transferred by inheritance, will, or succession
- tr property law to transfer (an estate, etc) for a limited period; lease
- tr to transfer (sovereignty, a title, etc) by or as if by the death, deposition, etc, of a ruler
Derived Forms
- deˈmisable, adjective
Other Words From
- de·misa·bili·ty noun
- de·misa·ble adjective
- nonde·mise noun
- unde·mised adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of demise1
Example Sentences
Rumors of Freevee’s demise spread after the company made the new ad tier the default for Prime Video users, but Amazon denied the speculation early this year.
More details about Liam Payne’s death emerge: Argentine officials have charged three suspects in connection with the pop star’s sudden demise.
But for many Vistara loyalists, its demise leaves a void in India’s skies for a premium, full-service carrier - marking the third such gap after the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways.
Here’s my post-mortem on the political demise of Democrat Kamala Harris.
She also helped lead the move to the Big Ten that ultimately resulted in the demise of the Pac-12 Conference, and hired Jen Cohn, the first female athletic director at USC.
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