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Decease vs Corpse - What's the difference?

decease | corpse |

As nouns the difference between decease and corpse

is that decease is (formal) death while corpse is a dead body.

As verbs the difference between decease and corpse

is that decease is to die while corpse is (intransitive|slang|of an actor) to lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably.

decease

English

Noun

(death) (-)
  • (formal) death
  • (obsolescent) Departure, especially departure from this life

    • Verb

    (deceas)
  • To die.
  • *, II.17:
    • After which usurped victorie, he presently deceased : and partly through the excessive joy he thereby conceived.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Usage notes

    The noun and verb forms are much less commonly used than the participial adjective "deceased," particularly outside formal, literary, or legal usage.

    corpse

    English

    Alternative forms

    * corse (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dead body.
  • (archaic, sometimes, derogatory) A human body in general, whether living or dead.

    • Synonyms

    * body * cadaver * carcass * See also

    Related terms

    * corporate * corporation * corporeal * corps * corpulent * corpus

    Verb

    (corps)
  • (intransitive, slang, of an actor) To lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably.

    • Anagrams

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