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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
/ ɪˈɪ /
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
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·a·i·ٲ noun
- ·a· adjective
- ԴDzd· noun
- ܲd· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of demise1
Example Sentences
Until the events of “Through the Valley,” the second “The Last of Us” episode of Season 2, the Stark paterfamilias' ignoble demise was the most agonizing turn of all.
A club spokesman told BBC News "the tree sits outside of our lease demise for our proposed Women's and Girls' Training Centre & Academy".
Despite the demise of his former production company, a trail of lawsuits and bad publicity, Emmett continues to to line up producing partners and big-name stars to make his small-budget films.
Human-fueled habitat loss drove down their numbers, but their ultimate demise came at the hands of hunters and trappers.
His election victory consolidates his grip on power, nearly two years after he masterminded the demise of President Ali Bongo, whose family had been in power in Gabon since 1967.
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