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demise

[ dih-mahyz ]

noun

  1. death or decease.
  2. termination of existence or operation:

    the demise of the empire.

  3. Law.
    1. a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate.
    2. a conveyance or transfer of an estate.
  4. Government. transfer of sovereignty, as by the death or deposition of the sovereign.


verb (used with object)

demised, demising.
  1. Law. to transfer (an estate or the like) for a limited time; lease.
  2. Government. to transfer (sovereignty), as by the death or abdication of the sovereign.

verb (used without object)

demised, demising.
  1. Law. to pass by bequest, inheritance, or succession.

demise

/ »åɪˈ³¾²¹Éª³ú /

noun

  1. failure or termination

    the demise of one's hopes

  2. a euphemistic or formal word for death
  3. property law
    1. a transfer of an estate by lease
    2. the passing or transfer of an estate on the death of the owner
  4. the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc, of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to transfer or be transferred by inheritance, will, or succession
  2. tr property law to transfer (an estate, etc) for a limited period; lease
  3. tr to transfer (sovereignty, a title, etc) by or as if by the death, deposition, etc, of a ruler
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • »å±ðˈ³¾¾±²õ²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð·³¾¾±²õa·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • »å±ð·³¾¾±²õa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôd±ð·³¾¾±²õ±ð noun
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð·³¾¾±²õ±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of demise1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English demise, dimis(s)e, from Old French demis, past participle of desmetre, from Latin »åÄ«³¾¾±³Ù³Ù±ð°ù±ð “to send away, dismissâ€; dismiss
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of demise1

C16: from Old French, feminine of demis dismissed, from demettre to send away, from Latin »åÄ«³¾¾±³Ù³Ù±ð°ù±ð; see dismiss
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And what she wants to do is not reassure her partner that their love was always enough or prepare her family for her demise or go off on a bucket-list jaunt with her best friends.

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Currently touring the new material across the U.K., he’ll stop in L.A. just in time to bless the Bowl with a cheery conversation with the audience about our impending demise.

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The demise of Guangzhou Evergrande, China's most successful team ever, is yet another example.

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Instead, he may be presiding over the national team’s demise.

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The ship’s demise has broken the hearts of a long line of men who could not save her.

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