decease
n : the event of dying or departure from life: "her death came
as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will
pass to your grandchildren" [syn: {death}] [ant: {birth}]
v : pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes
and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The
patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {perish}, {go}, {exit},
{pass away}, {expire}] [ant: {be born}]