Another word for die
VerbTo cease living
To become or cause to become less active or intense.
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Another word for die
VerbTo cease living
To cease existing
To decline as though death were inevitable
Synonym Study
- Perish implies death by a violent means or under difficult circumstances
- Decease , expire , and ?pass away are all euphemisms, decease being also the legal term, expire meaning literally to breathe one's last breath, and ?pass away suggesting a transition to another state
- Die is the basic, simple, direct word meaning to stop living or to become dead
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