Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To convey, as by will or lease.
transfer by a lease or by a will
(transitive)To transmit by inheritance.
(intransitive)To pass by inheritance.
(intransitive)To die.
(obsolete, transitive)To give.
Examples
17 sentencesSami was planning his own demise.
Tom met his demise in Boston.
deTom starb in Boston.
Did Tom anticipate his own demise?
deHat Tom sein Ende vorausgeahnt?
Rumours of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.
deGerüchte über unseren Tod sind mächtig übertrieben.
Alienation from nature will one day become humanity's demise.
deDie Entfremdung von der Natur wird dem Menschen eines Tages zum Verhängnis werden.
Origin
From Middle English demyse, dimise, dimisse, dymyse, from Middle French démise, the feminiFrom 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.
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Forms
demises, demising, demised, demisedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle