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to demise

to demise

1 9.9
To give property to someone by a lease or will
  • verb
  • /dɪˈmaɪz/
  • Formal
translation icon : ceder
  • Upon her demise, her property will be demised to her children as stipulated in the trust.

Examples

  • The estate will be demised to the university in the will of the deceased.

  • The dollar has been 'demising' for a long time.

    Blog text (16)

  • Kalisher followed his mother's wishes concerning "when I demise, God willing" and got a second opinion on whether she was dead.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Or the bloated back of something long demised.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • It's bleeding demised.

    And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

  • They're already demised.

    Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

  • Start by tearing out drop ceilings, demising walls, removing floor coverings, and exposing electrical and other building systems.

    Blog text (4)

  • The landlord decided to demise the apartment to new tenants last week.

Synonyms

to leave
vsto demise
546 5.5

To give property or money to someone when you die

refers specifically to legal transfer by lease or by will
to bequeath
vsto demise
  • Formal
24 8.9

To leave property or money to someone in your will when you die

includes transfer by lease as well as by will

Surface Forms

demise infinitive
demised past
demised past participle
demising present participle
demises third person singular

Etymology

Demise as a verb comes from the same parts de- 'down' and mittere 'to send', and originally had the idea of 'giving or sending over'. In law to demise property is to 'send' or hand it to someone by lease or will, which is why the verb means a formal transfer of property.