The meaning of DEMISE is death. How to use demise in a sentence.

DEMISE definition: 1. the death of a person: 2. the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful…. Learn more.

DEMISE definition: death or decease. See examples of demise used in a sentence.

the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc, of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown) verb

Definition of demise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3 days ago · The "death" and "end" senses derive by way of euphemism from the legal sense, as a person's death was a common way that the legal demise could be accomplished. The verb …

Collocations: a [tragic, rapid, sudden, sad, gradual] demise, [led to, triggered, caused] his (eventual) demise, [profited, benefited] from [their, its] demise, more...