English Dictionary: deceased | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for deceased | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Decease \De*cease"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deceased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deceasing}.] To depart from this life; to die; to pass away. She's dead, deceased, she's dead. --Shak. When our summers have deceased. --Tennyson. Inasmuch as he carries the malignity and the lie with him, he so far deceases from nature. --Emerson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Deceased \De*ceased"\, a. Passed away; dead; gone. {The deceased}, the dead person. |