demise

de·mise

D0122400 (dĭ-mīz′)n.1. a. Death.b. The end of existence or activity; termination: the demise of the streetcar.2. Law Transfer of an estate by lease or will.3. The transfer of a ruler's authority by death or abdication.v. de·mised, de·mis·ing, de·mis·es v.tr.1. Law To transfer (an estate) by will or lease.2. To transfer (sovereignty) by abdication or will.v.intr.1. Law To be transferred by will or descent: The land demised to a charitable institution.2. To die.

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[Middle English, transfer of property, from Old French dimis, past participle of demettre, to release; see demit.]

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de·mis′a·ble adj.

demise

(dɪˈmaɪz) n1. failure or termination: the demise of one's hopes. 2. a euphemistic or formal word for death3. (Law) property law a. a transfer of an estate by leaseb. the passing or transfer of an estate on the death of the owner4. (Law) the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc, of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown)vb5. (Law) to transfer or be transferred by inheritance, will, or succession6. (Law) (tr) property law to transfer (an estate, etc) for a limited period; lease7. (Law) (tr) to transfer (sovereignty, a title, etc) by or as if by the death, deposition, etc, of a ruler[C16: from Old French, feminine of demis dismissed, from demettre to send away, from Latin dīmittere; see dismiss] deˈmisable adj

de•mise

(dɪˈmaɪz)

n., v. -mised, -mis•ing. n. 1. death or decease. 2. termination of existence or operation. 3. a. a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate. b. a conveyance or transfer of an estate. 4. the transfer of sovereignty, as by the death or abdication of the sovereign. v.t. 5. to transfer (an estate or the like) by bequest or lease. 6. to transfer (sovereignty), as by death or abdication. v.i. 7. to pass by bequest or inheritance. [1400–50; late Middle English dimis(s)e, demise < Old French demis (past participle of desmetre) < Latin dīmissum (past participle of dīmittere); see demit, dismiss] de•mis`a•bil′i•ty, n. de•mis′a•ble, adj.

demise

Past participle: demised
Gerund: demising

Imperative
demise
demise

Present
I demise
you demise
he/she/it demises
we demise
you demise
they demise

Preterite
I demised
you demised
he/she/it demised
we demised
you demised
they demised

Present Continuous
I am demising
you are demising
he/she/it is demising
we are demising
you are demising
they are demising

Present Perfect
I have demised
you have demised
he/she/it has demised
we have demised
you have demised
they have demised

Past Continuous
I was demising
you were demising
he/she/it was demising
we were demising
you were demising
they were demising

Past Perfect
I had demised
you had demised
he/she/it had demised
we had demised
you had demised
they had demised

Future
I will demise
you will demise
he/she/it will demise
we will demise
you will demise
they will demise

Future Perfect
I will have demised
you will have demised
he/she/it will have demised
we will have demised
you will have demised
they will have demised

Future Continuous
I will be demising
you will be demising
he/she/it will be demising
we will be demising
you will be demising
they will be demising

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been demising
you have been demising
he/she/it has been demising
we have been demising
you have been demising
they have been demising

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been demising
you will have been demising
he/she/it will have been demising
we will have been demising
you will have been demising
they will have been demising

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been demising
you had been demising
he/she/it had been demising
we had been demising
you had been demising
they had been demising

Conditional
I would demise
you would demise
he/she/it would demise
we would demise
you would demise
they would demise

Past Conditional
I would have demised
you would have demised
he/she/it would have demised
we would have demised
you would have demised
they would have demised

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demise - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"dying, deathlifespan, lifetime, life-time, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"grave - death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
Verb	1.	demise - transfer by a lease or by a willtransfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

demise

noun1. failure, end, fall, defeat, collapse, ruin, foundering, breakdown, overthrow, downfall, disintegration, dissolution, termination the demise of the reform movement2. death (Euphemistic) end, dying, passing, departure, expiration, decease Smoking was the cause of his early demise.

demise

nounThe act or fact of dying:death, decease, dissolution, extinction, passing, quietus, rest.Slang: curtain (used in plural).verbTo cease living:decease, depart, die, drop, expire, go, pass away, pass (on), perish, succumb.Informal: pop off.Slang: check out, croak, kick in, kick off.Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meet one's end, pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes.

Translations

décèsdecesso