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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
Other 51Թ Forms
- demisability noun
- demisable adjective
- nondemise noun
- undemised adjective
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of demise1
Example Sentences
"It ultimately could see the demise of those rivers to an extent that they will never come back in the same form," he told the BBC.
Is the toxic Salton Sea haunted by La Siguanaba, the mythical horse-headed woman who lures the innocent to their demise, or are more earthly forces at play?
Its marketing push is part of a drive for growth, investment and subsequent financial security after the chastening demise of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish, who all went bust in the 2022-23 season.
Its demise raises a profound question: what exactly drove its members to pursue a course that many Palestinians have described as politically suicidal?
Bruce drugs his hostages, rigs them to a crane and films them being lowered into the water, capturing their inevitable demise on tape in horrific snuff films.
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