demise

CEFRC1

/dɪˈmaɪz/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person's death, especially in formal language.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Death; decease.

Examples

  • After the demise of Stalin, Korolev gained the support of the new leader, Nikita Khrushchev.

  • He met his demise at the hands of a crowd of jealous husbands.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.

  2. The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.

  3. The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.

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In context

  • Rumours of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.

  • The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise.

  • Relocating components to places where they receive more heating effect earlier in the reentry and even triggering a partial break-up of the satellite structure during reentry to aid demise.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English demyse, dimise, dimisse, dymyse, from Middle French démise, the feminine singular past participle of démettre (“to put down, relinquish”); from Latin dēmissa, feminine singular of perfect passive participle of dēmittō. The "death" and "end" senses derive by way of euphemism from the legal sense, as a person's death was a common way that the legal demise could be accomplished. The verb is from Middle English dimisen, from the noun.