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deceased

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈsiːst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈsist/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di sēst)

From the verb decease: (⇒ conjugate)
deceased is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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deceased
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Synonyms:
dead Collocations, departed, late Collocations, defunct, dead and gone, dead and buried, passed, passed on, passed away, no more, pushing up daisies (slang), six feet under (slang), without life, expired, gone Collocations, no longer with us, gone to meet one's maker, out of one's misery, perished, extinct Collocations, food for worms, departed this life


decease
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Synonyms:
die Collocations, cease Collocations, perish, expire Collocations, snuff it (slang), pass Collocations, pass on, pass over, pass away, lose one's life, drop dead, depart Collocations, depart this life, go the way of all flesh, croak (slang), breathe one's last, cease to exist, be no more, give up the ghost (slang), kick the bucket (slang), rest in peace

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