demise

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Synonyms: devise, remise, deuise, demist, demiss, denise, demis, demine

Antonyms: devise, remise, deuise, demist, demiss, denise, demis, demine

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|legal}} The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
2. 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.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} [[death|Death]]; [[decease]].
4. {{lb|en|countable}} The [[end]] of something, in a negative sense; [[downfall]].
5. {{lb|en|technology}} The atmospheric [[disintegration]] of a satellite or satellite component upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.<!-- rather than a part of the object striking the ground. Example: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/CDF/Design_For_Demise_A_First_Look -->

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete|legal}} To [[give]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|legal}} To [[convey]], as by [[will]] or [[lease]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|legal}} To transmit by inheritance.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|legal}} To pass by inheritance.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[die]].

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