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- Dictionarydemise/dɪˈmʌɪz/
noun
- 1. a person's death: "Mr Grisenthwaite's tragic demise" Similar Opposite
- 2. conveyance or transfer of property or a title by will or lease.
verb
- 1. convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease: "the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms"
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DEMISE definition: 1. the death of a person: 2. the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful…. Learn more.
1. a. : death. b. : a cessation of existence or activity. c. : a loss of position or status. 2. : the conveyance of an estate. 3. : transfer of the sovereignty to a successor. demise. 2 of 2. verb. demised; demising. transitive verb. 1. : to convey by will or lease. demise an estate. 2. : to transmit by succession or inheritance. 3.
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. 5. to transfer or be transferred by inheritance, will, or succession. 6. (transitive) property law. to transfer (an estate, etc) for a limited period; lease.
the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system: demise of The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Ends and endings. a screeching halt idiom. abrupt end. accomplishment. at the close of something. be someone's last rodeo idiom.
Demise is mostly used in medical or legal language, or when someone wants to sound either formal or euphemistic. The word entered English from French demettre which means "to dismiss," from the Latin word mittere, meaning "let go, send."
1. failure or termination: the demise of one's hopes. 2. a euphemistic or formal word for death. 3. (Law) property law. a. a transfer of an estate by lease.
Nov 4, 2017 · Definition of demise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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What does the noun demise mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun demise, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
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.
