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Definition: DECEASING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb decease.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(decease)
1. Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.[Wordnet].
2. To depart from this life; to die; to pass away.[Websters].
3. Base verb from the following inflections: deceasing, deceased, deceases, deceaser, deceasers, deceasingly and deceasedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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"Deceasing" is a common misspelling or typo for: decreasing.

Date "Deceasing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: DECEASING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Departing from life; dying.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of decease. (references)

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Definition: DECEASING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Present participle conjugation of the verb decease.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(decease)
1. Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.[Wordnet].
2. To depart from this life; to die; to pass away.[Websters].
3. Base verb from the following inflections: deceasing, deceased, deceases, deceaser, deceasers, deceasingly and deceasedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "DECEASING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: DECEASING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Departing from life; dying.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] Present participle of decease. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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