deceased Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun someone who is no longer alive
   dead person; decedent; departed; deceased person; dead soul.
   
   • I wonder what the dead person would have done
2. verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
   decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
   
   • She died from cancer
   • The children perished in the fire
   • The patient went peacefully
   • The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
3. adjective satellite dead
   gone; departed; at peace; at rest; asleep.
   
   • he is deceased
   • our dear departed friend

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