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predecease
[ pree-di-sees ]
verb (used with object)
, pre·de·ceased, pre·de·ceas·ing.
- to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.).
predecease
/ ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs /
verb
- to die before (some other person)
noun
- rare.earlier death
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Word History and Origins
Origin of predecease1
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Example Sentences
In the course of nature he was almost bound to predecease her.
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Suppose she were to predecease—he would have the moon, and be unable to appreciate it.
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As a general rule, legacies given to persons who predecease the testator do not take effect; they are said to lapse.
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Mr. Rich died in April, 1891, having arranged that his bequest should not lapse in consequence of the predecease of my father.
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It began to look as if The Eel's judges would predecease him.
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