/di sees"/ , n. , v. , deceased, deceasing .
n.
1. the act of dying; departure from life; death.
v.i.
2. to depart from life; die.
[ 1300-50; (n.) ME deces decessus departure, death, equiv. to deced-, var. s. of decedere to go away ( de- DE- + cedere to go; see CEDE) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > s; (v.) late ME decesen, deriv. of the n. ]