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1.NounThe conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
2.NounTransmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
3.NounDeath; decease.
4.NounThe end of something, in a negative sense; downfall."The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise."
5.NounThe atmospheric disintegration of a satellite or satellite component upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere."Relocating components to places where they receive more heating effect earlier in the reentry and even triggering a partial break-up of the satellite structure during reentry to aid demise."
6.VerbTo give.
7.VerbTo convey, as by will or lease.
8.VerbTo transmit by inheritance.
9.VerbTo pass by inheritance.
10.VerbTo die.