Predecease
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpɹiːdəˈsiːs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Predecease is a noun meaning The death of one person or thing before another.
Meaning
The death of one person or thing before another.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To die sooner than.
Example Sentences
Husbands usually predecease their wives.
Frederick, Prince of Wales, predeceased his father and never became king.
If children prædeceaſe progenitours, / VVe are their ofſpring and they none of ours.
Two brothers and a sister predeceased him. Bergoglio is survived by a sister, María Elena.
Word Forms
- predeceases
- predeceasing
- predeceased
Antonyms for predecease
Common opposites include outlive, postdecease, survive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include predeceaser, preceder, antecessor, antecedence, predecessor, precessor.
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