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predecease

[ pree-di-sees ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·de·ceased, pre·de·ceas·ing.
  1. to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.).


predecease

/ ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs /

verb

  1. to die before (some other person)


noun

  1. rare.
    earlier death

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Word History and Origins

Origin of predecease1

First recorded in 1585–95; pre- + decease

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Example Sentences

Funeral director Jennifer Budd said Warren Potas was predeceased by his parents Anthony and Blanche Potas.

Easley was predeceased by his parents, Tom Lee Easley and Lady Hampton Easley.

She is predeceased by her parents, John Neally McGirt and Julia Smith McGirt.

In the course of nature he was almost bound to predecease her.

Suppose she were to predecease—he would have the moon, and be unable to appreciate it.

As a general rule, legacies given to persons who predecease the testator do not take effect; they are said to lapse.

Mr. Rich died in April, 1891, having arranged that his bequest should not lapse in consequence of the predecease of my father.

It began to look as if The Eel's judges would predecease him.

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