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Death

The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants.

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Broader term 8

Alteration 76% connected

The act of altering or making different.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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End 76% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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Ending 76% connected

of End

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Kill 76% connected

A kiln.

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Killing 76% connected

of Kill

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Modification 76% connected

The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion,…

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Departure 76% connected

Division; separation; putting away.

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Exit 76% connected

He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth.

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Expiration 76% connected

The act of expiring

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Extinction 76% connected

The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.

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Fatality 76% connected

The state of being fatal, or proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control.

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Gangrene 76% connected

A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applie…

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Going 76% connected

of Go

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Grave 76% connected

To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

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Loss 76% connected

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.

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Martyrdom 76% connected

The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.

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Mortification 76% connected

The act of mortifying, or the condition of being mortified

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Necrobiosis 76% connected

The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy.

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Necrosis 76% connected

Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular disintegration. See Cari…

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Passing 76% connected

of Pass

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Quietus 76% connected

Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation; that which silences claims; (Fig.) rest; death.

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Release 76% connected

To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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Rest 76% connected

To arrest.

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Sleep 76% connected

imp. of Sleep. Slept.

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Sphacelus 76% connected

Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough.

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Deathly 74% connected

Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.

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Deathly 74% connected

Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.

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Die 74% connected

of Dice

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Die 74% connected

of Dice

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End 74% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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End 74% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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Expire 74% connected

To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; -- opposed to inspire.

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Expire 74% connected

To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; -- opposed to inspire.

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Stop 74% connected

To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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Stop 74% connected

To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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Containing whole 2

Life 70% connected

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that s…

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Lifetime 70% connected

The time that life continues.

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Synonym 7

Decease 92% connected

Departure, especially departure from this life; death.

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Demise 92% connected

Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal author…

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Destruction 92% connected

The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation.

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Dying 92% connected

of Die

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End 92% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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Expiry 92% connected

Expiration.

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Last 92% connected

of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

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Antonym 2

Birth 94% connected

The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

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Birth 94% connected

The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

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