intr.v. de·ceased, de·ceas·ing, de·ceas·es To die. n. The act of dying; death. [Middle English decesen, from deces, death, from Old French, from Latin dēcessus, departure, death, from past participle of dēcēdere, to depart, die : dē-, de- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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