deathnounmasculineformal/ɔˈβitu/mediumó·bi·toPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionDeath, decease of a person. Term used in official, medical, or legal contexts.The doctor signed the death certificate.The death occurred in the intensive care unit.syndeathdemisedeceaseantbirthCommon collocationsdeath certificatecause of deathto register a deathstillbirthEtymologyDo latim 'obitus' (morte, falecimento).Related wordsobituárioóbito fetal