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- [dih-mahyz]
- /dɪˈmaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dih-mahyz]
- /dɪˈmaɪz/
Definitions of demising word
- noun demising death or decease. 1
- noun demising termination of existence or operation: the demise of the empire. 1
- noun demising Law. a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate. a conveyance or transfer of an estate. 1
- noun demising Government. transfer of sovereignty, as by the death or deposition of the sovereign. 1
- verb with object demising Law. to transfer (an estate or the like) for a limited time; lease. 1
- verb with object demising Government. to transfer (sovereignty), as by the death or abdication of the sovereign. 1
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Origin of demising
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English dimis(s)e, demise < Old French demis (past participle of desmetre) < Latin dīmissum (past participle of dīmittere); see demit1, dismiss
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Parts of speech for Demising
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
demising popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
demising usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for demising
verb demising
- drown — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- perish — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- succumb — to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
- decease — death
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
Antonyms for demising
verb demising
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
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