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   de·mise

   /dəˈmīz/

   noun

   • 1. a person's death: "Mr. Grisenthwaite's tragic demise" Similar deathdyingpassingpassing awaypassing onloss of lifeexpiryexpirationenddeparture from lifefinal exitdeceaserare:quietusOpposite birth
   • ▪ the end or failure of an enterprise or institution: "the demise of industry" Similar endbreakupdisintegrationfalldownfallruinfailurecollapsefounderingOpposite start
   • 2. conveyance or transfer of property or a title by demising.

   verb

   • 1. convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease: "the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms"
   • ▪ transmit (a sovereign's title) by death or abdication.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French desmettre ‘dismiss’, (in reflexive) ‘abdicate’, based on Latin dimittere (see dismiss).

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   Synonyms for DEMISE: death, fate, passing, doom, dissolution, end, decease, grave; Antonyms of DEMISE: birth, existence, life, creation, rise, nativity, genesis, origination.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to demise. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of demise. His untimely demise was caused by a sudden heart attack. Synonyms. death. decease. passing. expiration. Antonym. birth. The demise of the empire was caused by various internal factors. Synonyms. end. fall

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   Synonyms for DEMISE in English: failure, end, fall, defeat, collapse, ruin, foundering, breakdown, overthrow, downfall, ….

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   Synonyms for DEMISE: death, decease, dissolution, extinction, passing, quietus, rest, death, dying, decease, collapse, expire, passing, fall, ruin, termination, decease, depart, die; Antonyms for DEMISE: birth.

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    Synonyms: downfall, fall, end, ebb, decline, ruination, ruin, collapse, loss, finish, dissolution, destruction, curtains (slang), failure, end of the line. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

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    Other forms: demised; demises. Resort to the noun demise when you describe the end, termination, or death of something or someone. Demise is mostly used in medical or legal language, or when someone wants to sound either formal or euphemistic.