De*cease" (?), n. [OE. deses, deces, F. décès, fr. L. decessus departure, death, fr. decedere to depart, die; de- + cedere to withdraw. See Cease, Cede.] Departure, especially departure from this life; death.

His decease, which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.

And I, the whilst you mourn for his decease,
Will with my mourning plaints your plaint increase.

Syn. -- Death; departure; dissolution; demise; release. See Death.

De*cease", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Deceased (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Deceasing.] To depart from this life; to die; to pass away.

She's dead, deceased, she's dead.

When our summers have deceased.

Inasmuch as he carries the malignity and the lie with him, he so far deceases from nature.

• Departure, especially departure from this life; death.