demise

[ dih-mahyz ]

/ dɪˈmaɪz /

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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), de·mised, de·mis·ing.

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), de·mised, de·mis·ing.

Law. to pass by bequest, inheritance, or succession.

Origin of demise

1400–50; late Middle English dimis(s)e, demise<Old French demis (past participle of desmetre) <Latin dīmissum (past participle of dīmittere); see demit¹, dismiss

OTHER WORDS FROM demise

de·mis·a·bil·i·ty, nounde·mis·a·ble, adjectivenon·de·mise, nounun·de·mised, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for demise

It's going to be a great shock to some of them one of these days to wake up and find out they're demised!
Famous Modern Ghost Stories|Various
John B. Waldo, recently demised, was also a pupil of mine for about two years.
Memoirs of Orange Jacobs|Orange Jacobs
It was demised to her doubtless before her marriage, but it was not altered in relation to her after her marriage.
Shakespeare's Family|Mrs. C. C. Stopes
"No, he didn't; he demised," says Kelly, emerging from obscurity into the light of conversation once more.
Rossmoyne|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for demise

demise

/ (dɪˈmaɪz) /

noun

failure or terminationthe 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 of demise

demisable, adjective

Word Origin for demise

C16: from Old French, feminine of demis dismissed, from demettre to send away, from Latin dīmittere; see dismiss

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单词	demise
释义	demise [ dih-mahyz ] / dɪˈmaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR demise ON THESAURUS.COM 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), de·mised, de·mis·ing. 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), de·mised, de·mis·ing. Law. to pass by bequest, inheritance, or succession. Origin of demise 1400–50; late Middle English dimis(s)e, demise<Old French demis (past participle of desmetre) <Latin dīmissum (past participle of dīmittere); see demit¹, dismiss OTHER WORDS FROM demise de·mis·a·bil·i·ty, nounde·mis·a·ble, adjectivenon·de·mise, nounun·de·mised, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demise It's going to be a great shock to some of them one of these days to wake up and find out they're demised! Famous Modern Ghost Stories\|Various John B. Waldo, recently demised, was also a pupil of mine for about two years. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs\|Orange Jacobs It was demised to her doubtless before her marriage, but it was not altered in relation to her after her marriage. Shakespeare's Family\|Mrs. C. C. Stopes "No, he didn't; he demised," says Kelly, emerging from obscurity into the light of conversation once more. Rossmoyne\|Unknown British Dictionary definitions for demise demise / (dɪˈmaɪz) / noun failure or terminationthe 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 of demise demisable, adjective Word Origin for demise C16: from Old French, feminine of demis dismissed, from demettre to send away, from Latin dīmittere; see dismiss Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to demise collapse, downfall, dissolution, departure, failure, termination, passing, extinction, curtains, end, dying, decease, ruin, ending, annihilation, quietus, sleep, expiration, fall, silence
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demise

noun

verb (used with object), de·mised, de·mis·ing.

verb (used without object), de·mised, de·mis·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for demise

noun

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